Spectrum of ocular injuries in children with major trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-174

  Garcia, Tracey A ^b   McGetrick, Betty A ^b   Janik, Joseph S ^a  

^a Arizona Children's Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Eye injuries; Trauma; Traumatic optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE CONTUSION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REGISTRIES; SKULL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644450595     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000174513.79115.7A     Document Type: Article

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