Incidence of sports-related eye injuries in the United States: 2001-2009

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 249, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1743-1744

  Kim, Thomas ^a   Nunes, Anthony P ^a   Mello, Michael J ^a   Greenberg, Paul B ^a,b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; BB AND PAINTBALL; CHILD; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SOFTBALL; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SWIMMING; TENNIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755130391     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-010-1556-x     Document Type: Letter

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