Pediatric eye injuries in upper Egypt

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1417-1423

  El Sebaity, Dalia M ^a   Soliman, Wael ^a   Soliman, Asmaa M A ^b   Fathalla, Ahmed M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ocular trauma; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

GLASS; NONMETAL; STONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHILD; EGYPT; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; LIGHT PERCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSILE WOUND; NO LIGHT PERCEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; WOOD;

EID: 81055125611     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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