Hyperuricemia accompanied with changes in the retinal microcirculation in a Chinese high-risk population for diabetes

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-154

  Yuan, YuanZhi ^a   Ikram, M Kamran ^b   Jiang, SunFang ^a   Lin, HuanDong ^a   Ren, LiMin ^a   Yan, HongMei ^a   Sheng, JianHua ^c   Chen, XuSheng ^c   Gao, Xin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Changfeng Comnunity Health Service Center of Shanghai Putuo District   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Hyperuricemia; Metabolic syndrome; Retinal photograph; Retinal vessels; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79955927478     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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