Management of Facial Bite Wounds

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-257

  Stefanopoulos, Panagiotis K ^a  

^a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Animal bite; Bite wound; Facial injury; Human bite; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BITE; BITES AND STINGS; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BITES AND STINGS; BITES, HUMAN; DETERGENTS; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 63649148757     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2008.12.009     Document Type: Review

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