Cataract, glaucoma and season of birth amongst patients born on the Indian subcontinent

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 211-215

  Weale, Robert A ^a,b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Ethnicity; Open angle glaucoma; Risk factors; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CATARACT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0032233930     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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