Houston myopia control study: A randomized clinical trial. Part I. Background and design of the study

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1985, Pages 605-613

  Young, Francis A ^a   Leary, George A ^a   Grosvenor, Theodore ^b   Maslovitz, Bernard ^b   Perrigin, David M ^b   Perrigin, Judith ^b   Quintero, Sam ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Control study; Epidemiology; Myopia

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION; THERAPY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEXAS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0022258264     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-198509000-00005     Document Type: Article

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