Gender, oestrogen, hormone replacement and age-related macular degeneration: Results from the blue mountains eye study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Smith, W ^a   Mitchell, P ^b   Wang, J J ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Females; Hormone replacement therapy; Oestrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; GENDER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK;

EID: 0030876029     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01745.x     Document Type: Article

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