Number of people with glaucoma worldwide

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 389-393

  Quigley, Harry A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029980777     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.5.389     Document Type: Article

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