Hypovitaminosis A in metropolitan Adelaide

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-64

  Qureshi, Salmaan H ^a   Selva Nayagam, Dinesh N ^a   Crompton, John L ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypovitaminosis A; Impression cytology; Keratopathy; Ocular

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL; THIAMINE;

AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; DRY EYE; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; KERATOPATHY; MALE; OPTIC DISK; PALLOR; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROPHTHALMIA;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VISION DISORDERS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 0033945477     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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