The importance of genes and environment for ocular refraction and its determiners: A population based study among 20-45 year old twins

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1470-1476

  Lyhne, N ^a   Sjolie A K ^a   Kyvik, K O ^a   Green, A ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE REFRACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHENOTYPE; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035671840     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.12.1470     Document Type: Article

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