A nationwide survey of deaths from oral and maxillofacial infections: The Taiwanese experience

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1297-1299

  Wong, Tung Yiu ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUDWIG ANGINA; MAXILLOFACIAL DISORDER; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032746930     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90863-7     Document Type: Article

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