Ocular trauma in a Greek population: Review of 899 cases resulting in hospitalization

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-190

  Mela, Ephigenia K ^a   Mantzouranis, George A ^a   Giakoumis, Anastasios P ^a   Blatsios, Georgios ^a   Andrikopoulos, George K ^a   Gartaganis, Sotirios P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Closed globe; Ethnic background; Open globe; Risk factor; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; GREECE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW LITERATURE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 23444454010     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580590964801     Document Type: Article

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