Early age-related maculopathy and risk factors of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged Lithuanian urban population

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 255-262

  Paunksnis, A ^a   Cimbalas, A ^a   Cerniauskiene, L R ^a   Luksiene, D I ^a   Margeviciene, L ^a   Domarkiene, S ^a   Tamosiunas, A ^a   Norkus, A ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Arterial hypertension; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperglycemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Obesity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 18744414528     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500213     Document Type: Review

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