Demand incidence of retinal detachment in Brazil

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-352

  Limeira Soares, P H ^a   Lira, R P C ^a   Arieta, C E L ^a   Kara Jose N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33847612796     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702202     Document Type: Article

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