When can patients blow their nose and fly after treatment for fractures of zygomatic complex: The need for a consensus

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 908-911

  Mahmood, Shaukat ^a   Keith, David J W ^a   Lello, Glenn Edward ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

EID: 0242636234     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00057-3     Document Type: Article

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