Targeting relatives of patients with primary open angle glaucoma: The help the family glaucoma project

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 549-555

  Okeke, Constance Nduaguba ^a   Friedman, David S ^a   Jampel, Henry D ^a   Congdon, Nathan G ^a   Levin, Lisa ^a   Lai, Hong ^a   Quigley, Harry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Heredity; Open angle glaucoma; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548669119     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3180391a4c     Document Type: Article

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