Prevalence of pterygium in Latinos: Proyecto VER

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1287-1290

  West, S ^a   Munoz B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349973298     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.152694     Document Type: Article

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