Maxillofacial trauma in the elderly

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 777-782

  Gerbino, Giovanni ^a   Roccia, Fabio ^b   De Gioanni, Pier P ^b   Berrone, Sid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033046590     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90812-1     Document Type: Article

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