Is cataract associated with cardiovascular morbidity

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1352-1358

  Nemet, A Y ^a   Vinker, S ^b,c   Levartovsky, S ^d,e   Kaiserman, I ^d,e  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

cardiovascular; cataract; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATARACTOGENESIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77955612775     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.34     Document Type: Article

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