Traumatic brain injury associated with combat ocular trauma

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-50

  Weichel, Eric D ^b,c   Colyer, Marcus H ^b   Bautista, Charisma ^d   Bower, Kraig S ^b,d   French, Louis M ^a,b,d  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed globe; Ocular trauma; Open globe; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; BRAIN INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; WAR;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66849099661     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181956ffd     Document Type: Article

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