Eye injuries in children: The current picture

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 933-936

  MacEwen, Caroline J ^a   Baines, Paul S ^a   Desai, Parul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032764726     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.8.933     Document Type: Article

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