Open-angle glaucoma and blood groups: The Barbados Eye Study

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Leske, M Cristina ^a,c   Nemesure, Barbara Berger ^a   He, Qimei ^a   Mendell, Nancy ^a   Polednak, Anthony ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Strategic Resources Management   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030020098     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130199017     Document Type: Article

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