Maxillofacial trauma with emphasis on soft-tissue injuries in Malaysia

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 797-801

  Hussaini, H M ^a   Rahman, N A ^b   Rahman, R A ^a   Nor, G M ^a   AI Idrus, S M ^c   Ramli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c Kajang Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; maxillofacial trauma; road traffic accident; soft tissue injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UPPER LIP;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MOUTH; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34548512240     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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