Is There an Association between Hypothyroidism and Open-angle Glaucoma in an Elderly Population?. An Epidemiologic Study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1581-1584

  Motsko, Stephen P ^a   Jones, Judith K ^a  

^a The Degge Group Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 50249101167     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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