Eye conditions among 5-to 7-year-old Asian-Pacific Islander schoolchildren in Southern California

Optometry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 426-434

  Vyas, Devesh B ^a   Lee, David A ^b,c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Pacific Islanders; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Eye conditions; Mobile eye clinic; Myopia; Pediatric; Prevalence; School children; Vision examinations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

ASIA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 0035406481     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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