Methods for a population-based study of the prevalence of and risk factors for age-related maculopathy and macular degeneration in elderly European populations: The EUREYE study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-129

  Augood, Cristina ^a   Fletcher, Astrid ^a   Bentham, Graham ^b   Chakravarthy, Usha ^c   De Jong, P T V M ^e   Rahu, Mati ^f   Seland, Johan ^g   Soubrane, Gisele ^h   Tomazzoli, Laura ⁱ   Topouzis, Fotis ^j   Vioque, Jesus ^k   Young, Ian ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^f Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

^g HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^j ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^k MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Antioxidants; Elderly persons; Macular degeneration; Quality of life; Research protocol; Risk factors; UVR exposure; Vision loss

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPAIN; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 11144357411     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.11.2.117.28160     Document Type: Article

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