Reduction in admissions of patients with acute primary angle closure occurring in conjunction with a rise in cataract surgery in Taiwan

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-445

  Hu, Chao Chien ^a,b,c   Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Chen, Chin Shyan ^d   Kuo, Nai Wen ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute primary angle closure; Cataract; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CATARACT; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 47649097614     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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