Women and men - Same eyes?

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 589-592

  Midelfart, Anna ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cornea; Female; Female hormones; Gender; Male; Ocular parameters

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030482514     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00741.x     Document Type: Review

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