Refractive error study in children: Results from La Florida, Chile

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-454

  Maul, Eugenio ^a   Barroso, Silviana ^a   Munoz, Sergio R ^b   Sperduto, Robert D ^c   Ellwein, Leon B ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034027936     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00454-7     Document Type: Article

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