Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1878-1883 , September 2009

Interpersonal Violence and Facial Fractures

  • Kai H. Lee, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Maxillofacial and Dental Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Lee: Maxillofacial and Dental Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00620-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.117

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1878-1883 , September 2009

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