The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in Italy (PAMDI) study: Report 1

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Piermarocchi, Stefano ^a   Segato, Tatiana ^a   Scopa, Pasquale ^a   Masetto, Morena ^b   Ceca, Stela ^a   Cavarzeran, Fabiano ^a   Peto, Tunde ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Abano Terme Hospital   (Italy)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Food frequency questionnaire; Fundus photography; Prevalence of age related macular degeneration; Risk factors of age related macular degeneration; Visual function questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUSEN; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79957826139     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.574334     Document Type: Article

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