Population-Based Studies in Ophthalmology

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 656-663

  Wong, Tien Y ^a,b   Hyman, Leslie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE DISEASES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 54449101449     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.07.048     Document Type: Article

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