Keratoconus, allergy, itch, eye-rubbing and hand-dominance

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 376-384

  Mcmonnies, Charles W ^a,b   Boneham, Gavin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Hand dominance; Itch; Keratoconus; Pathogenesis; Rubbing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS;

EID: 1542780613     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2003.tb03082.x     Document Type: Article

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