Mustard gas-induced ocular injuries: A review of manifestations and managements

Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 11-18

  Razavi, Seyed Mansour ^a   Salamati, Payman ^b   Feizi, Sepehr ^c   Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare; Eye injuries; Mustard gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874632684     PISSN: 2345279x     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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