Visual Acuity in a Community-dwelling Japanese Population and Factors Associated with Visual Impairment

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Iwano, Makiko ^a,b   Nomura, Hideki ^b   Ando, Fujiko ^c   Niino, Naoakira ^c   Miyake, Yozo ^a   Shimokata, Hiroshi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese population; Population based survey; Visual acuity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0842278767     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0013-3     Document Type: Article

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