Refining the aetiology of myopia through negative results

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-

  McCarty, C A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOROID GYRATE ATROPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MYOPIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0345863793     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.88.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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