Relationship between the morbidity of pterygium and the duration of ultraviolet rays exposure in Sanya, China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1308-1310

  Yan, Qi Chang ^a   Wang, Xin Ling ^a   Bai, Quan Hao ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Gao, Qian ^a   Zhang, Jin Song ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Liu, Rong ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exposure time; Pterygium; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33747291344     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200608010-00013     Document Type: Article

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