Prevalence of glaucoma in Ponza, Italy: A comparison with other studies

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 59-72

  Cedrone, Claudio ^a   Culasso, Franco ^b   Cesareo, Massimo ^a   Zapelloni, Andrea ^a   Cedrone, Paolo ^a   Cerulli, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Glaucoma; Population based survey; Prevalence; Visual field

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOTOMA; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; VISION TEST; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0030878139     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286589709057098     Document Type: Article

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