Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Cataract Formation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 319, Issue 22, 1988, Pages 1429-1433

  Taylor, Hugh R ^a   West, Sheila K ^a   Rosenthal, Frank S ^b   Muñoz, Beatriz ^a   Newland, Henry S ^a   Abbey, Helen ^a   Emmett, Edward A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0023791906     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198812013192201     Document Type: Article

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