Rate of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in Quebec, Canada, 1996-2005

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Freeman, Ellen E ^a,b   Roy Gagnon, Marie Hélène ^a,c   Fortin, Eric ^a   Gauthier, Danny ^a   Popescu, Mihaela ^b   Boisjoly, Hélène ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76349110543     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.380     Document Type: Article

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