Ocular trauma in the Solomon Islands [6]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 813-814

  Baker, Michelle ^a,b   Le Mesurier, Richard ^a   Szetu, John ^c   Painter, Geoffrey ^d   Hue, John ^c   Mclellan, Sue ^b,e   Aluta, Wanta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Gordon Eye Surgery   (Australia)

^e National Referral Hospital   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLINDNESS; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA ULCER; EYE BURN; EYE CARE; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONOCULAR VISION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCAR FORMATION; SELF MEDICATION; SOLOMON ISLANDS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33750462003     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01362.x     Document Type: Letter

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