The diameter of the nasolacrimal canal measured by computed tomography: Gender and racial differences

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-361

  McCormick, Austin ^a,b   Sloan, Brian ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canal; Computed tomography; Diameter; Duct; Nasolacrimal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651151162     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02042.x     Document Type: Article

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