Pediatric eye injuries treated in US Emergency Departments, 1990-2009

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 374-381

  Pollard, Katherine A ^a,b   Xiang, Huiyun ^a,b   Smith, Gary A ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children; consumer products; emergency department; eye injury; ocular trauma; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859386421     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811427583     Document Type: Article

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