Chronic allergic conjunctivitis: An evaluation of environmental risk factors

Asian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 147-150

  Bekibele, Charles O ^a   Olusanya, Bolutife A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis allergic; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; OCULAR PRURITUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHOTOPHOBIA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

EID: 33749029263     PISSN: 15602133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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