Uveitis: A global perspective

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-279

  Chang, John Hyun Min ^a   Wakefield, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Etiology; International; Systemic associations; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MEDLINE; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; UVEITIS;

DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANUVEITIS; UVEITIS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; UVEITIS, INTERMEDIATE; UVEITIS, POSTERIOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0037998863     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.10.4.263.15592     Document Type: Article

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