Prevalence of refractive errors in a Brazilian population: The botucatu eye study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-97

  Schellini, Silvana Artioli ^a   Durkin, Shane R ^b,c   Hoyama, Erika ^a   Hirai, Flavio ^a   Cordeiro, Ricardo ^a   Casson, Robert J ^b,c   Selva, Dinesh ^b,c   Padovani, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anisometropia; Astigmatism; Brazil; Hypermetropia; Myopia; Prevalence; Refractive error; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN POPULATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; REFRACTION ERROR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449120816     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580902737524     Document Type: Article

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