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Original Article

Epidemiology, Visual Outcome, and Hospitalization Costs of Open Globe Injury in Northern Sardinia, Italy

Antonio Pinna Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Gianfranco Atzeni Department of Economics, Firms, and Regulation, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Pierpaolo Patteri Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Marco Salvo Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Francesco Zanetti Ophthalmic Department, Ospedale Civile “A. Segni,”, Ozieri (Sassari), Italy
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Francesco Carta Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Pages 299-305 | Received 12 Aug 2006, Accepted 02 Jan 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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