C-reactive protein levels in normal tension glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 384-386

  Leibovitch, Igal ^a,b,c   Kurtz, Shimon ^a   Kesler, Anat ^a   Feithliher, Nataly ^a   Shemesh, Gabi ^a   Sela, Ben Ami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Normal tension glaucoma; Plasma

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE;

EID: 25644460362     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000176932.06606.6e     Document Type: Article

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