International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 446-451 , May 2010

Jaw fractures diagnosed and treated at Malmö University Hospital: a comparison of three decades

  • F. Hallmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden
    • These authors contributed equally to the present work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Fredrik Hallmer, Malmö University, Faculty of Odontology, Dept Oral Surg and Oral Med, S-205 06 Malmö, Sweden. Tel.: +46 0 40 665 84 41; fax: +46 0 40 665 84 39.
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  • J. Anderud

      Affiliations

    • Maxillofacial Unit, Länssjukhuset Halmstad, Sweden
    • These authors contributed equally to the present work.
    • ,
  • B. Sunzel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden
    • ,
  • N. Güner

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
    • ,
  • G. Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden

,Accepted 22 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.017

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 446-451 , May 2010

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