Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 651-657 , April 2007

Evidence-Based Practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Audit of 1 Training Center

  • Sze Lok Lau, BDS, MDS (OMS), MOSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
    • ,
  • Nabil Samman, FRCS, FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof Samman: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong, China

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01366-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.034

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 651-657 , April 2007

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