Risk factors for refractive errors in primary school children (6-12 years old) in Nakhon Pathom province

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1288-1293

  Yingyong, Penpimol ^a  

^a Mettapracharak Hospital Nakhon Pathom   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nakhon Pathom; Primary school children; Refractive errors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; READING; RECREATION; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEVISION VIEWING; THAILAND;

CHILD; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOPIA; PARENTS; READING; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; THAILAND; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL ACUITY; WORK;

EID: 78649255262     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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