Eye Examinations at the National Institute for Longevity Sciences-Longitudinal Study of Aging: NILS-LSA

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2000, Pages 18-25

  Nomura, Hideki ^a   Ando, Fujiko ^a   Niino, Naoakira ^a   Shimokata, Hiroshi ^a   Tanabe, Naoki ^b   Nagaya, Shoko ^c   Miyake, Yozo ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Tokai Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aging; epidemiological study; eye examination; visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VISION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 37849188259     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.10.1sup_18     Document Type: Article

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