Epidemiology of pterygium in aged rural population of Beijing, China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1699-1701

  Liang, Qing Feng ^a   Xu, Liang ^a   Jin, Xiu Ying ^a   You, Qi Sheng ^a   Yang, Xiao Hui ^a   Cui, Tong Tong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Peasant; Prevalence; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77954514059     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.13.016     Document Type: Article

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