Clinical statistics of endogenous uveitis: Comparison between general eye clinic and university hospital

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-301

  Sakai, J I ^a,b   Usui, Y ^a   Sakai, M ^a,b   Yokoi, H ^a   Goto, H ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sakai Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endogenous uveitis; General practice; Referral; University hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRITIS; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SARCOIDOSIS; SCLERITIS; SEX RATIO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UVEITIS; VOGT KOYANAGI SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANUVEITIS; UVEITIS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; UVEITIS, INTERMEDIATE;

EID: 77955658474     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9336-5     Document Type: Article

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