Descriptive analysis of military eye injuries from fiscal year 1988 to 1998

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Buckingham, Robert S ^a   Whitwell, Kenneth J ^a   Lee, Robyn B ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR FORCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NAVY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

EID: 0037340668     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.3.199     Document Type: Article

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