The epidemiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the United States

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 331-336

  Stehr Green, Jeanette K ^a   Bailey, Theodore M ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SOFT CONTACT LENS; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0024544597     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9394(89)90654-5     Document Type: Article

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