The relationship between facial fractures and death from neurologic injury

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 708-712

  Plaisier, Brian R ^a,b   Punjabi, Anil P ^c,d   Super, Dennis M ^e   Haug, Richard H ^a,f  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MetroHealth Medical Center   (United States)

^d JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; DEATH; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; JAW DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034234520     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2000.7250     Document Type: Article

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