Influence of near-work and outdoor activities on myopia progression in school children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-35

  Yi, Jun Hui ^a   Li, Rong Rong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Myopia; Near work activity; Outdoor activity; School child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTDOOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; TELEVISION VIEWING; VISION; WRITING;

CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MYOPIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 79851482151     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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