The prevalence of Demodex folliculorum in blepharitis patients and the normal population

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-290

  Arici, Mustafa Kemal ^a,b   Sümer, Zeynep ^a   Toker, Mustafa Ilker ^a   Erdoǧan, Haydar ^a   Topalkara, Ayşen ^a   Akbulut, Makbule ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Demodex folliculorum; Eyelashes; Prevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; EYELASH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE INFECTION; INFESTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEPHARITIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; EYELASHES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 24944492183     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/092865805910057     Document Type: Article

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