British dental surgery and the First World War: The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front

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British dental surgery and the First World War : The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front. / Hussey, K. D.

In: British Dental Journal, Vol. 217, No. 10, 01.01.2014, p. 597-600.

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Hussey, KD 2014, 'British dental surgery and the First World War: The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front', British Dental Journal, vol. 217, no. 10, pp. 597-600. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1001

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Hussey, K. D. (2014). British dental surgery and the First World War: The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front. British Dental Journal, 217(10), 597-600. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1001

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Hussey KD. British dental surgery and the First World War: The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front. British Dental Journal. 2014 Jan 1;217(10):597-600. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1001

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Hussey, K. D. / British dental surgery and the First World War : The treatment of facial and jaw injuries from the battlefield to the home front. In: British Dental Journal. 2014 ; Vol. 217, No. 10. pp. 597-600.

Bibtex

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