Pattern of maxillofacial injuries in motorcyclists in Malaysia

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 316-321

  Ramli, Roszalina ^a   Abdul Rahman, Roslan ^a   Abdul Rahman, Normastura ^b   Abdul Karim, Fadzlina ^a   Krsna Rajandram, Rama ^a   Mohamad, Mohd Shawal Firdaus ^a   Mat Nor, Ghazali ^a   Sohadi, Radin Umar Radin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c Malaysian Institute of Road Traffic Safety Research   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Maxillofacial injuries; Motorcyclists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MANDIBULAR INJURIES; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MOTORCYCLES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 42049111640     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318163f94d     Document Type: Article

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