Down's syndrome and early cataract

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1024-1027

  Haargaard, Birgitte ^a   Fledelius, H C ^b  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 33746523451     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090639     Document Type: Article

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