A case-crossover study on transient risk factors of work-related eye injuries

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 517-522

  Chen, S Y ^a   Fong, P C ^b   Lin, S F ^c   Chang, C H ^d   Chan, Chang Chuan ^e  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149123522     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.042325     Document Type: Article

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