Risk factors for idiopathic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 749-757

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Myopia; Retinal detachment; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOPIA; ODDS RATIO; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027205030     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116735     Document Type: Article

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