Evaluation of Maxillofacial Weapon Injuries: 15-Year Experience in Belgrade

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 543-546

  Puzović, Dragana ^a   Konstantinović, Vitomir S ^a   Dimitrijević, Milovan ^a  

^a Institute of Forensic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; Epidemiological; Forensic aspects; Maxillofacial region; Weapon injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLAST INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAR; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 5144224409     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200407000-00003     Document Type: Article

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