Causes of visual loss and their risk factors: An incidence summary from the barbados eye studies

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-267

  Leske, M Cristina ^a   Wu, Suh Yuh ^a   Nemesure, Barbara ^a   Hennis, Anselm ^a,b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health Barbados   (Barbados)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Barbados; Incidence; Low; Risk factors; Vision; Vision disorders

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE; HEALTH POLICY; HYPERTENSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VISION;

BARBADOS;

EID: 77952818789     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010000400004     Document Type: Article

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