Effect of parental myopia on the development of myopia in Hong Kong Chinese

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 477-483

  Edwards, M H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHERITANCE; MALE; MYOPIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MYDRIATICS; MYOPIA; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 0031768067     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(98)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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