Epidemiology of pseudoexfoliation in the island of Crete (Greece)

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 726-729

  Kozobolis, Vassilios P ^a,b,c   Papatzanaki, Maria ^a,b   Vlachonikolis, Ioannis G ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a,b   Tsambarlakis, Ioannis G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exfoliation syndrome; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; REGISTER;

EID: 0031427111     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00640.x     Document Type: Article

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