A profile of keratoconus in New Zealand

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 122-125

  Owens, Helen ^a   Gamble, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Eye rubbing; Familial rate; Keratoconus; UV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037365158     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200303000-00008     Document Type: Article

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