Inheritance of strabismus and the gain of using heredity to determine populations at risk of developing strabismus

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-657

  Abrahamsson, M ^a   Magnusson, G ^a   Sjostrand J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Risk indicators; Screening; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCREENING; STRABISMUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033458036     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770609.x     Document Type: Article

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