Epidemiology and the outcomes of eye injuries in agriculture of Thai Binh province
- Author:
Trong Nang Hoang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
eye injury
- MeSH:
Epidemiology;
Eye Injuries
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;(11):33-36
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
An epidemiological study was carried out in a large population with 12,484 subjects randomly enrolled (93.4% of 13310 people). Results showed a rate of eye trauma of 840/100,000 people per year (14,000 cases of eye injuries must be submitted to medical management) was 0.45% of population were affected by the sequela of eye trauma in agriculture. The most vulnerable subjects, the male/female ratio, the jobs and causative factors were investigated.
