Risk factors for pterygium in an adult Jordanian population

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-67

  Al Bdour, Muawyah D ^a,b   Al Latayfeh, Mo'tasem M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; Pterygium; Sunglasses; Sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 1242342898     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0420.2003.0213.x     Document Type: Article

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