Münster age and retina study. Association between risk factors for arteriosclerosis and age-related macular degeneration;Münsteraner altern- und retinastudie (MARS). Zusammenhang zwischen risikofaktoren der arteriosklerose und der altersabhängigen makuladegeneration

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-53

  Wachter, A ^b   Sun, Y ^a   Dasch, B ^a   Krause, K ^a   Pauleikhoff, D ^b   Hense, H W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Arteriosclerosis; M nster age and retina study

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0842349042     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-003-0868-1     Document Type: Article

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