The Prevalence of Glaucoma Among Eskimos of Northwest Alaska

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 482-485

  Arkell, Sheila M ^a   Korshin, Oliver M ^b   Sommer, Alfred ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a   Tielsch, James M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESKIMO; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALASKA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0023122064     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1987.01060040052031     Document Type: Article

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