Interfacility Transfers for Isolated Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Perspectives of the Facial Trauma Surgeon
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Pontell, M.; Mount, D.; Steinberg, J.P.; Mackay, D.; Golinko, M.; Drolet, B.C. Interfacility Transfers for Isolated Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Perspectives of the Facial Trauma Surgeon. Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2021, 14, 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1943387520962276
Pontell M, Mount D, Steinberg JP, Mackay D, Golinko M, Drolet BC. Interfacility Transfers for Isolated Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Perspectives of the Facial Trauma Surgeon. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2021; 14(3):201-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1943387520962276
Chicago/Turabian StylePontell, Matthew, Delora Mount, Jordan P. Steinberg, Donald Mackay, Michael Golinko, and Brian C. Drolet. 2021. "Interfacility Transfers for Isolated Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Perspectives of the Facial Trauma Surgeon" Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 14, no. 3: 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1943387520962276
APA StylePontell, M., Mount, D., Steinberg, J. P., Mackay, D., Golinko, M., & Drolet, B. C. (2021). Interfacility Transfers for Isolated Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: Perspectives of the Facial Trauma Surgeon. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 14(3), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1943387520962276