Age related macular degeneration and sun exposure, iris colour, and skin sensitivity to sunlight

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Khan, J C ^a,e   Shahid, H ^a   Thurlby, D A ^a   Bradley, M ^b   Clayton, D G ^a   Moore, A T ^c,d   Bird, A C ^c,d   Yates, John ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SMOKING; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SMOKING; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 29744453333     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.073825     Document Type: Article

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