Ocular complications of boxing

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-73

  Bianco, M ^a   Vaiano, A S ^a   Colella, F ^a   Coccimiglio, F ^a   Moscetti, M ^b   Palmieri, V ^a   Focosi, F ^a   Zeppilli, P ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Catholic University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; BOXING; CAREER; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; EYE INJURY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; ITALY; LENS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETINA INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VITREOUS DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOXING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OPTIC DISK; PREVALENCE; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 13144255695     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.006643     Document Type: Article

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