British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 431-433 , September 2010

Communication of the anterior branch of the great auricular nerve with the marginal mandibular nerve: A prospective study of 25 neck dissections

,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00458-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.07.015

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 431-433 , September 2010

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