Biometry and primary angle-closure glaucoma among Chinese, White, and black populations

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1489-1495

  Congdon, N G ^a   Youlin, Q ^a   Quigley, H ^a   Hung, P T ^a   Wang, T H ^a   Ho, T C ^a   Tielsch, J M ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHINESE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031414523     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30112-2     Document Type: Article

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