Maxillofacial fractures following airbag deployment

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 335-338

  Roccia, Fabio ^a   Servadio, Federico ^a   Gerbino, Giovanni ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033511666     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcms.1999.0082     Document Type: Article

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