Cataract extraction rates in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 through 1994

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1441-1446

  Baratz, Keith H ^a,c   Gray, Darryl T ^a   Hodge, David O ^b   Butterfield, Linda C ^c   Ilstrup, Duane M ^d  

^a Departments of Ophthalmology   (United States)

^b Health Sciences Research   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031470293     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100160611015     Document Type: Article

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