The moon and its relationship to oral and maxillofacial emergencies

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-172

  Butler, Susan ^a   Songra, A ^a   Hardee, P ^a   Hutchison, I ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MOON; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038785589     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(02)00281-4     Document Type: Article

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