Prevalence of maxillofacial injuries by motorized two wheeler road traffic accidents in Bangalore city

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-604

  Mallikarjuna, Shwetha Kanyaloor ^a   Krishnappa, Pushpanjali ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PREVALENCE; RAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449639944     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2009.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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