Myopia, genetics, and ambient lighting at night in a UK sample

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 580-582

  Guggenheim, Jeremy A ^a   Hill, C ^a   Yam, T F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; NIGHT; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SLEEP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MYOPIA; PARENTS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038408615     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.580     Document Type: Article

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