Reappraisal of the human ocular growth curve in fetal life, infancy, and early childhood

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 918-921

  Fledelius, Hans C ^a,b   Christensen, Anders C ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029860177     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.10.918     Document Type: Article

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