Prevalence and associated factors of keratoconus in jerusalem: A cross-sectional study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-97

  Millodot, Michel ^a   Shneor, Einat ^b   Albou, Sophie ^b   Atlani, Esther ^b   Gordon Shaag, Ariela ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hadassah Academic College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Keratoconus; Prevalence; Prevalence men; Prevalence women; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARABS; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952636551     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.560747     Document Type: Article

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