Orofacial tumors in Libyan children and adolescents. A descriptive study of 213 cases

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Elarbi, M ^a   El Gehani, R ^b   Subhashraj, K ^b   Orafi, M ^b  

^a Alfatah University   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Libyan; Orofacial tumors; Tumor like

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOUTH TUMOR; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIBYA; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57749209962     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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