Risk factors for motor vehicle collision-related eye injuries

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-95

  McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b,c   Owsley, Cynthia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIR BAGS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12144266336     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.1.89     Document Type: Article

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