Prevalence of ocular disease in Tibetan primary school children

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Lu, Peng ^a   Chen, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Wenfang ^b   Chen, Shengju ^b   Shu, Ling ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c People's Hospital of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Eye diseases; Prevalence; Tibetan

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 39449139326     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-194     Document Type: Article

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