Serious eye and adnexal injuries from fireworks in Northern Ireland before and after lifting of the firework ban- an ophthalmology unit's experience

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-169

  Chan, W C ^a   Knox, F Angela ^a   McGinnity, F G ^a   Sharkey, J A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fireworks; Ocular trauma; Penetrating eye injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; LAW; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; RETINOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 14744286815     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-004-1958-z     Document Type: Article

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