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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Epidemiology of Blinding Trauma in the United States Eye Injury Registry

, MD, PhD, , MD, , MD & , COT
Pages 209-216 | Received 18 Aug 2005, Accepted 02 Mar 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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