The prevalence and causes of maxillofacial fractures in patients attending Accident and Emergency Departments in Recife-Brazil

International Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Ribeiro, M F P ^a   Marcenes, W ^a,b   Croucher, R ^a   Sheiham, A ^a  

^a University of London ^*

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causes; Injuries; Maxillofacial fractures; Prevalence; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1342345178     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2004.tb00252.x     Document Type: Article

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