Age-related macular degeneration in Inuit

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 76-78

  Ostenfeld Åkerblom, Annette ^a,b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration (AMD); Greenlandic; Inuit; Retinochoroidal atrophy (RCA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCLEROSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032907716     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770117.x     Document Type: Article

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