The marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve in Koreans

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Kim, Deog Im ^a   Nam, Seong Han ^b   Nam, Yong Seok ^c   Lee, Kyu Seok ^a   Chung, Rak Hee ^d   Han, Seung Ho ^c  

^a Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^b Clara Clinic   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea National Sport University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Koreans; Mandibular surgery; Marginal mandibular branch

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CHEEK; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MANDIBLE; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 64549160317     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20739     Document Type: Article

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