The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Chinese people

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-195

  Young, A L ^a   Tang, W W T ^b   Lam, D S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CATARACT; CHINESE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CHINA; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0942290468     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.021816     Document Type: Article

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