Firework-related eye injury in the UK [2]

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-320

  Flynn, T H ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE INJURY; FIRE PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 39449094251     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6703047     Document Type: Letter

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