Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2008

Pediatric Craniofacial Trauma

  • Nicole M. Eggensperger Wymann, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Eggensperger Wymann: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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  • Alexander Hölzle, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Student, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
    • ,
  • Zacharias Zachariou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Head of Department, Department of Surgical Pediatrics, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
    • ,
  • Tateyuki Iizuka, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Senior Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.04.023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , January 2008

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