The potential hazard of laser pointers

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-67

  Moseley, H ^a   Tulley, F M ^a   McGhee, C N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Laser pen; Laser pointer; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; IRRADIATION; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAVEFORM;

HUMANS; LASERS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0037248208     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-002-0245-3     Document Type: Article

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