The seat belt law and after.
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The seat belt law and after.
We report a retrospective study of 378 perforating eye injuries presenting between August 1981 and July 1984 to four major teaching hospitals. The aetiological groups have been analysed together and by region, and preventive measures for some groups are discussed. We have confirmed the effectiveness of seat belt legislation in reducing serious eye injury.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.71.6.436