Population-based Incidence of Macular Holes

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1366-1369

  McCannel, Colin A ^a   Ensminger, Jennifer L ^b   Diehl, Nancy N ^b   Hodge, David N ^b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SEX DETERMINATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649338445     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.01.052     Document Type: Article

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