The Endophthalmitis Population Study of Western Australia (EPSWA): First report

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 574-576

  Morlet, Nigel ^a   Li, J ^b   Semmens, J ^b   Ng, J ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DATA BASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037732652     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.574     Document Type: Article

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