Dental and maxillofacial injuries among older New Zealanders during the 1990s

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Thomson, W M ^a   Stephenson, S ^b   Kieser, J A ^a   Langley, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elderly; Oral and maxillofacial trauma

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; TOOTH INJURY;

EID: 0037650161     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0373     Document Type: Article

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