Short-term mortality among middle-aged cataract surgery patients

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 209-212

  McKibbin, Martin ^b   Mohammed, M ^a   James, T E ^a   Atkinson, P L ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Ethnicity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREMATURE AGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; STATISTICS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035038051     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.63     Document Type: Article

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