Refractive error among the elderly in rural Southern Harbin, China

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 388-394

  Li, Zhijian ^a   Sun, Dianjun ^a   Cuj, Hao ^a   Zhang, Liqiong ^a   Lju, Ping ^a   Yang, Hongbin ^a   Baj, Jie ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elderly; Population based survey; Refractive error; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 72049114177     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286580903312285     Document Type: Article

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