The epidemiology and etiology of pediatric ocular trauma

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 476-485

  Abbott, Joseph ^a   Shah, Peter ^a,b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blindness; Childhood eye injury; Ocular trauma; Penetrating eye injury; Perforating eye injury; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; BURN; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MILITARY SERVICE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT INJURY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD EYE INJURY; OCULAR TRAUMA; PENETRATING EYE INJURY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84882633724     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: 18793304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.10.007     Document Type: Review

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