American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 75-77 , January 2003

Unusual primary and secondary facial blast injuries

  • Ilan Koren, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
    • ,
  • Mordechai Shimonove, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • ,
  • Yaacov Shvero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
    • ,
  • Raphael Feinmesser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

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PII: S0196-0709(02)32406-2

doi: 10.1053/ajot.2003.4

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 75-77 , January 2003

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