Epidemiologic features of facial injuries among motorcyclists

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-430

  Gopalakrishna, G ^a   Peek Asa, C ^a   Kraus, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA; MOTORCYCLE; ORBIT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0031763728     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70170-2     Document Type: Article

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