Nyctalopia and hemeralopia: The current usage trend in the literature [1]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1548-1549

  Ohba, N ^a,b   Ohba, A ^a  

^a AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOROID DISEASE; DAY BLINDNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOPIA; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; USHER SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PERIODICALS; TERMINOLOGY; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33845251375     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.097519     Document Type: Letter

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