Clinical pattern of pediatric ocular trauma in fast developing country

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-191

  Al Mahdi, Huda S ^a   Bener, Abdulbari ^b,c,d   Hashim, Shakeel P ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mechanism of causes; Ocular trauma; Pediatrics; Qatar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QATAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; QATAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 80053444588     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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