British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 430-437 , September 2011

Reliability and validity of a new method of nurse-led assessment of trismus

  • J. Hoole

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • G.W. Jenkins

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Bradford Royal Infirmary, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • A.N. Kanatas

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • D.A. Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

,Accepted 12 July 2010.

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PII: S0266-4356(10)00225-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.07.005

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 430-437 , September 2011

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