Eye injuries on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan: Public health implications

Optometry

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 329-339

  Ari, Adrienne B ^a  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battle injury; Combat evacuations; Eye protection; Nonbattle injury; Ocular disease; Safety eyewear

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; SOLDIER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 33745245559     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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