A risk calculator to determine the probability of glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-347

  Mansberger, Steven L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidenced based medicine; Glaucoma; Ocular hypertension; Randomized clinical trials; Risk calculator

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK CALCULATOR; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 3242713123     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200408000-00014     Document Type: Review

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