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Original Article

Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma Among the Elderly in a Developing Country

Oluwatoyin Helen OnakpoyaDepartment of Surgery and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-IfeCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Adenike AdeoyeDepartment of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
,
Caroline Olufunmilayo AdeotiDepartment of Ophthalmology, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo
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Kayode AjiteDepartment of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Pages 315-320 | Received 20 Nov 2009, Accepted 06 Jul 2010, Published online: 24 Sep 2010

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