Endophthalmitis in paediatric penetrating ocular injuries in Hyderabad

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 532-535

  Junejo, Sameen Afzal ^a   Ahmed, Munawar ^a   Alam, Mehtab ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77954548017     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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