Consumer product-related eye injury in the United States, 1998-2002

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-506

  McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b,c   Hall, Tyler Andrew ^a   Seale, Jason ^c   Xie, Aiyuan ^a   Owsley, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer product; Epidemiology; Eye trauma

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGE SPECTRUM; EYE TRAUMA;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845313330     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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