Analyses of reported family history of glaucoma: A preliminary investigation

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-141

  Nemesure, B ^a   Leske, M Cristina ^a   He, Q ^a   Mendell, N ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial aggregation; Glaucoma; Mode of inheritance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029857488     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286589609080119     Document Type: Article

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