Effects of outdoor activities on Myopia among rural school children in Taiwan

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 338-342

  Wu, Pei Chang ^a   Tsai, Chia Ling ^b   Hu, Chia Huo ^a   Yang, Yi Hsin ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; myopia; Outdoor activity; Prevalence; Watching TV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; TELEVISION; WRITING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TAIWAN; TELEVISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77957295777     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.508347     Document Type: Article

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