Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1630-1633 , August 2008

Incidence and Severity of Maxillofacial Injuries During the Second Lebanon War Among Israeli Soldiers and Civilians

  • Liran Levin, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Unit of Periodontology, Department of Oral and Dental Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
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  • Yehuda Zadik, DMD, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Head, Zrifin Central Dental Clinic, The Health and Preventive Medicine Institute, The Centre of Medical Services, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem, Israel.
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  • Kobi Peleg, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Head, Israel Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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  • Galya Bigman, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, Israel Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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  • Adi Givon, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, Israel Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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  • Shaul Lin, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Head, Endodontics and Dental Trauma Unit, Department of Oral and Dental Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, B. Rappaport-Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Lin: Endodontics and Dental Trauma Unit, Department of Oral and Dental Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, POB 9602, Haifa, Israel

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PII: S0278-2391(07)02125-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.11.028

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1630-1633 , August 2008

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