The prevalence of and risk factors for pterygium in an urban Malay population: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES)

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 977-981

  Cajucom Uy, H ^a,b   Tong, L ^a,b,c   Wong, T Y ^a,d,e   Tay, W T ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^a,d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SLIT LAMP; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77955263957     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.150847     Document Type: Article

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