The Halifax Explosion of 1917: The oculist experience

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  McAlister, Chryssa N ^a,c   Murray, T Jock ^b   Maxner, Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye injuries; Halifax disaster; Halifax Explosion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PUBLICATION;

EID: 39449112126     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-218     Document Type: Article

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