Should we glue lip lacerations in children?
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Facial lacerations in children.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographics and treatment of facial lacerations in pediatric patients. A retrospective record-based analysis was administered on 3783 patients (<15 years of age) presenting with facial lacerations from March 2002 to February 2011. Males were injured more frequently across all age groups (65.3%) and especially in the 13- to 15-year-old group (81.3%) (P ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.1.83