A prospective study of cigarette smoking and risk of age-related macular degeneration in men

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1147-1151

  Christen, William G ^a,c   Glynn, Robert J ^a,b   Manson, Joann E ^a,b   Ajani, Umed A ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029759549     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.14.1147     Document Type: Article

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