A multiple regression approach to study optical components of myopia in Singapore school children

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-37

  Tong, Louis ^a   Wong, Ee Hwee ^b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Balakrishnan, Vivian ^a  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Myopia; Optics; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MYOPIA; OPTICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL MODEL; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CHILD; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BIOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036363651     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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