Photokeratoconjunctivitis caused by different light sources

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 511-515

  Yen, Yuan Lung ^a   Lin, Hsing L ^a   Lin, Hung Jung ^a   Chen, Po Ching ^b   Chen, Chien Ren ^b   Chang, Guo Huei ^a   Guo, How Ran ^c  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

arc eye; emergency medical services; keratoconjunctivitis; occupational disease; Photokeratoconjunctivitis; photophthalmia; ultraviolet light; ultraviolet rays; welding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; INTERVIEW; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRICITY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WELDING;

EID: 12444263905     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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