The epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration in the Indian subcontinent

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-269

  Woo, Jyh Haur ^a   Sanjay, Srinivasan ^a,b   Au Eong, Kah Guan ^a,b,c,d  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Jurong Medical Centre Singapore   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP EYE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Blindness; Epidemiology; Indian subcontinent; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLINDNESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BANGLADESH; BLINDNESS; HUMANS; INDIA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 65349114850     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01376.x     Document Type: Review

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