Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Thailand

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-52

  Jenchitr, Watanee ^a   Ruamviboonsuk, Paisan ^b   Sanmee, Achareeya ^b   Pokawattana, Nattapol ^b  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Age related maculopathy; Asia; Prevalence; ThailandIntroduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCREENING; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79551564527     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.545502     Document Type: Article

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