Anterior chamber depth in Mongolians: Variation with age, sex, and method of measurement

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Foster, P J ^a   Alsbirk, P H ^a   Baasanhu, J ^a   Munkhbayar, D ^a   Uranchimeg, D ^a   Johnson, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONGOLIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030744684     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71644-7     Document Type: Article

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