Prevalence and risk factors for common vision problems in children: Data from the ALSPAC study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 959-964

  Williams, C ^a,d   Northstone, K ^a   Howard, M ^a   Harvey, I ^b   Harrad, R A ^c   Sparrow, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; STRABISMUS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47049095058     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.134700     Document Type: Article

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