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Brief Communication

Incidence and causative agents of chemical eye injuries in Switzerland

Markus TschoppDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter KrähenbühlFederal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland
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Christoph TappeinerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Hugo KupferschmidtTox Info Suisse, National Poison Centre, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Serge QuarrozCentral Office for Statistics under the Federal Law for Accident Insurance (SSUV), Lucerne, Switzerland
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David GoldblumDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Beatrice E. FruehDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Pages 957-961 | Received 24 Mar 2015, Accepted 10 Sep 2015, Published online: 19 Oct 2015

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