Reading, writing, working on a computer or watching television, and myopia

Klinika Oczna

Volumn 112, Issue 10-12, 2010, Pages 293-295

  Damian, Czepita ^a   Artur, Mojsa ^a   Maria, Ustianowska ^a   Maciej, Czepita ^a   Ewelina, Lachowicz ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Myopia; Occurrence; Visual work

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; POLAND; PREVALENCE; READING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; WRITING;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; POLAND; PREVALENCE; READING; RISK FACTORS; TELEVISION; WRITING;

EID: 79956316738     PISSN: 00232157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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