Deadly weapon-related open-globe injuries: Outcome assessment by the Ocular Trauma Classification System

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-53

  Sobaci, Gümgör ^a   Mutlu, F Mehmet ^a   Bayer, Atilla ^a   Karagül, Suat ^a   Yildirim, Erol ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXPLOSION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; WEAPON;

ADULT; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; WAR;

EID: 0033970997     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00254-8     Document Type: Article

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