British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 293-296 , June 2008

A four year retrospective study of 1,062 patients presenting with maxillofacial emergencies at a specialist paediatric hospital

  • S. Kotecha

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, The Diana Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 7940544164; fax: +44 121 333 8131.
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  • J. Scannell
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  • A. Monaghan
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  • R.W. Williams

,Accepted 21 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.011

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 293-296 , June 2008

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