British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 297-300 , June 2008

Health-related quality of life in Nigerian patients with facial trauma and controls: a preliminary survey

,Accepted 24 September 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00026-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.09.013

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 297-300 , June 2008

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