Does ethnic origin influence the incidence or severity of keratoconus?

Eye

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 625-628

  Pearson, A R ^a   Soneji, B ^a   Sarvananthan, N ^a   Sanford Smith, J H ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic origin; Incidence; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033844015     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.154     Document Type: Article

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