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Eye injuries sustained during protests due to non-lethal weaponry: a systematic review

Winnie Liua Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Brian Yua Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Lulu Bursztynb Department of Ophthalmology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Monali S. Malvankar-Mehtab Department of Ophthalmology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada;c Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, the University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 297-304 | Received 23 Dec 2020, Accepted 13 May 2021, Published online: 28 May 2021

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