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[Protective eyeglasses].

G Hermans
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Reminder of the materials used for the manufacture of corrective lenses. Belgian statistics concerning eye accidents at work and European legislation concerning the prevention of eye accidents, personal protective equipment, P.P.E. Eye protection for sports.

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Accidents, OccupationalAthletic InjuriesBelgiumEquipment DesignEye InjuriesEye Protective DevicesGlassHumansLensesOccupational DiseasesPolycarboxylate CementEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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G Hermans. 1997. [Protective eyeglasses].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9490149/

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