Sun exposure as a risk factor for nuclear cataract

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 707-712

  Neale, Rachel E ^a,c   Purdie, Jennifer L ^a   Hirst, Lawrence W ^b   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPECTACLES; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 1542682328     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000086881.84657.98     Document Type: Article

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