Association of body mass index with risk of age-related cataracts in a middle-aged Japanese population: The JPHC Study

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 367-373

  Yoshida, Masao ^a   Inoue, Manami ^b   Iwasaki, Motoki ^b   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cataract; Cohort study; Lens opacity; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATARACT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78249260596     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-010-0153-2     Document Type: Article

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