Association between skin color and intraocular pressure in African Americans

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 491-496

  Schwam, Brian L ^a   Kalenak, Jeffrey W ^a   Meyers, Stephanie J ^a   Kansupada, Kashyap B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Glaucoma; Hypertension; Intraocular pressure; Skin color; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; TONOMETRY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEGROID RACE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0028932053     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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