Is it safe to have an ophthalmic emergency in July?

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 358-364

  Hartley, Kristen L ^a   Gedde, Steven J ^a   Venkatraman, Anna S ^a   Feuer, William J ^a   Ajuria Londono, Luz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 35848970804     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20070901-01     Document Type: Article

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