Comparison of pulsatile ocular blood flow in Indians and Europeans

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1163-1168

  Gunvant, Pinakin ^a   Baskaran, M ^b   Vijaya, L ^b   Hansen, B C ^a   Joseph, I S ^b   Watkins, R J ^c   Broadway, D C ^d   O'Leary, D J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europeans; Glaucoma; Indians; Intraocular pressure; Pulsatile ocular blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 31044434944     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701710     Document Type: Article

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