Hospitalised Eye Injuries in New South Wales, Australia
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Hospitalised Eye Injuries in New South Wales, Australia
Purpose: This is the first population-based descriptive study of hospitalised eye injuries in New South Wales (NSW), Australia that also estimates the cost of these injures to the health system. The purpose is to describe the incidence and cause of hospitalised eye injuries in NSW from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2005. Method: Hospitalised eye injuries in NSW were obtained from information recorded ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Epidemiology Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1874-2971
DOI: 10.2174/1874297100902010001