Prevalence of major eye diseases and causes of visual impairment in the adult Finnish population: A nationwide population-based survey

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-471

  Laitinen, Arja ^a,b   Laatikainen, Leila ^b   Härkänen, Tommi ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Eye diseases; Population survey; Prevalence; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 77952826221     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01566.x     Document Type: Article

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