Development of myopia in medical school

Asian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Fesharaki, Hamid ^a,b   Kamali, Bahareh ^a   Karbasi, Mojtaba ^a   Fasihi, Mohaman ^a  

^a Farabi Hospital   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disease progression; Iran; Longitudinal studies; Medical students; Myopia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT T TEST; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 37849185437     PISSN: 15602133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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