Why and How Maxillofacial Disability and Impairment Due to Trauma Should be Quantified for Compensation: A Need for Nationwide Guidelines

Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 425-430

  Shah, Navin ^a   Palan, Soniya ^a,b   Mahajan, Amit ^a   Shah, Parshwa ^a   Shah, Rakesh ^a   Kumar, Prachur ^a  

^a K M SHAH DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Compensation; Disability; Impairment; Maxillofacial injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015103349     PISSN: 09728279     EISSN: 0974942X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12663-013-0527-2     Document Type: Article

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