Self-inflicted eye injuries.
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چکیده
Five cases of self-inflicted eye injury are described and discussed. A review of the literature shows that several psychiatric diagnoses have been assigned to people who damage their eyes. A variety of mechanisms to explain this phenomenon are described.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 75 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991