The enigma of exfoliation syndrome

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 470-471

  Shields, M Bruce ^a   Ritch, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CATARACT; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; GENDER BIAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGING; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34547472996     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2007.00951.x     Document Type: Editorial

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