Statin Use and the Long-term Risk of Incident Cataract: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 687-689

  Tan, Jennifer S L ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a   Rochtchina, Elena ^a   Wang, Jie Jin ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATARACT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; WISCONSIN CATARACT GRADING SYSTEM;

CATARACT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33947388435     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

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