Methodology and recruitment of probands and their families for the Genes in Myopia (GEM) Study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 383-392

  Garoufalis, Pam ^a,b   Chen, Christine Yi Chin ^a,b   Dirani, Mohamed ^a,b   Couper, Terry A ^c   Taylor, Hugh R ^a,b   Baird, Paul N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Melbourne Excimer Laser Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Family linkage studies; GEM study; Myopia genetics; Recruitment of probands; Risk factors; Study methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; EXCIMER LASER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYOPIA; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, GENETIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 29144535828     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580500281222     Document Type: Article

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