Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in central Iran: A population-based survey

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 581-584

  Nouri Mahdavi, Kouros ^a,b   Nosrat, Nastaran ^a   Sahebghalam, Ramin ^a   Jahanmard, Mehdi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Farabi Eye Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Prevalence; Pseudoexfoliation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRAN; LENS CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION;

EID: 0032828357     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770521.x     Document Type: Article

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