Some epidemiological aspects of eye injuries
Medical Journal of Cairo University [The]. 1994; 62 (Supp. 4): 69-75
in English
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ABSTRACT
200 patients presenting with eye injuries [El] at outpatient ophthalmic clinic of Al-Zahraa [A1-Azhar University Hospital] were interviewed to identify some of the possible epidemiological aspects that may be related to eye injuries. The results revealed that the majority of El occurred during out door activities [work 30.5%, public activities 27.5% school 17.5%, and shooting 7.5%], males were more affected [74%] than females [26%], the majority of El [47%] occurred as a result of negligence, responsible for 54.5% where 84.9% of them occurred in extrreme degrees of temperature, past history of El was also presented among 11% of patients and only 3% were unable to continue their previous work
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Epidemiologic Factors
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Epidemiologic Methods
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Eye
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. J. Cairo Univ.
Year:
1994
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