The epidemiology of anophthalmia and microphthalmia in Sweden

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-350

  Källén, Bengt ^a   Tornqvist, Kristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anophthalmia; Epidemiology; Maternal age; Microphthalmia; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; EYE MALFORMATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; INFANT; IRIS COLOBOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MICROPHTHALMIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ANOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROPHTHALMOS; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 18844403140     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-004-6880-1     Document Type: Article

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