Patterns of emergency department visits for disorders of the eye and ocular adnexa

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1222-1226

  Nash, Eric A ^a   Margo, Curtis E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Watson Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE DISEASE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032466062     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.9.1222     Document Type: Article

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