Household objects as a cause of self-inflicted orbital apex syndrome

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 555-558

  Lasky, Janice B ^a   Epley, K David ^a   Karesh, James W ^a,b  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOOTH BRUSHING;

EID: 0030975496     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199703000-00030     Document Type: Article

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