The impact of new regulations on the incidence and severity of ocular injury sustained in hurling

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-478

  Khan, M I ^a   Flynn, T ^b   O'Connell, E ^a   Stack, J ^c   Beatty, S ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; EYE SURGERY; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 42449108175     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702659     Document Type: Article

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