The international classification system and the progression of age-related macular degeneration

Current Eye Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-240

  Sallo, Ferenc B ^a   Peto, Tunde ^a   Leung, Irene ^a   Xing, Wen ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a   Bird, Alan C ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMD; Classification; Longitudinal study; Macula; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUSEN; EYE DISEASE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 62249193501     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680802714058     Document Type: Article

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