The epidemiology of ocular trauma in Singapore: Perspective from the emergency service of a large tertiary hospital

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-81

  Voon, Li Wern ^a,b   See, Jovina ^a   Wong, Tien Yin ^a,c,d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye injury; Eye protective device; Occupational eye injury; Ocular trauma

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRILL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0035093795     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.18     Document Type: Article

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