Determinants of strabismus frequency

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 276-280

  Vlachou, C ^a   Mellou, K ^b   Tsaras, K ^b   Sparos, L D ^b,c  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Esotropia; Exotropia; Familial occurrence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STRABISMUS;

EID: 0242403202     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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