Analysis of the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in Kaduna, Nigeria

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 396-400

  Adebayo, E Taiwo ^a,b   Ajike, O S ^a   Adekeye, E O ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Military Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fractures; Males; Maxillofacial; Nigerians; Road crash; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0344307577     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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