Prevalence of cataract in Australia: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 581-588

  Mitchell, P ^a   Cumming, R G ^a   Attebo, K ^a   Panchapakesan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030895038     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30266-8     Document Type: Article

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