Management of firecracker induced oropharyngeal burns: A case report

Advances in Speech Language Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-270

  Clayton, Nicola A ^a   Kennedy, Peter J ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contracture; Intervention; Microstomia; Oropharyngeal burns

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547661686     PISSN: 14417049     EISSN: 17429528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14417040701302576     Document Type: Article

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