Changing trends in paintball sport-related ocular injuries

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  Fineman, Mitchell S ^a,d   Fischer, David H ^a   Jeffers, John B ^b,e   Buerger, David G ^c   Repke, Carolyn ^f  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pittsburgh Oculoplastic Assoc Ltd   (United States)

^d Retina Vitreous Consultants   (United States)

^e WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033987801     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.1.60     Document Type: Article

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