Ophthalmologic disorders in minority populations

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 795-804

  Wilson, M Roy ^a   Eezzuduemhoi, Deborah R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 19944406849     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2005.02.002     Document Type: Review

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