Incidence and prevalence of pseudoexfoliations and open-angle glaucoma in northern Sweden: II. Results after 21 years of follow-up

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 832-837

  Åström, Siv ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Lindén, Christina ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exfoliation; Incidence; Open angleglaucoma; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; SWEDEN; VISUAL FIELD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 36349014372     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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