Body Mass Index and Vein Occlusion

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 917-918

  Kawasaki, Ryo ^a   Wong, Tien Yin ^a   Wang, Jie Jin ^a   Kayama, Takamasa ^a   Yamashita, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; LETTER; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42649089463     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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