Relationship between pterygium/pinguecula and sunlight exposure among postmen in central Taiwan

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 496-502

  Tang, Feng Cheng ^a   Chen, Shiuan Chih ^a   Lee, Hong Shen ^b   Lin, Wen Feng ^a   Chou, Ming Chih ^a   Lee, Meng Chih ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pinguecula; Postmen; Pterygium; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTACLES; TAIWAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTAL SERVICE; PTERYGIUM; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032865605     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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