Childhood ocular trauma in the Copenhagen area from 1998 to 2003: Eye injuries caused by airsoft guns are twice as common as firework-related injuries

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-347

  Saunte, Jon Peiter ^a,c   Saunte, Mads Egil ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DENMARK; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BLAST INJURIES; CHILD; DENMARK; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 44649197794     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01197.x     Document Type: Letter

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