Risk factors of ophthalmic disorders in children with developmental delay

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 877-881

  Sandfeld Nielsen, Lisbeth ^a,b   Jensen, Hanne ^b   Skov, Liselotte ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental delay; Refractive errors; Relative risk; Strabismus; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK FACTOR; STRABISMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MALE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STRABISMUS;

EID: 57449094986     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2007.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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