Distribution of conjunctival ultraviolet autoflourescence in a population-based study: The Norfolk Island Eye Study

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 893-900

  Sherwin, J C ^a   Hewitt, A W ^a   Kearns, L S ^a   Coroneo, M T ^b   Griffiths, L R ^c   MacKey, D A ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

epidemiology; ophthalmology; population isolates; sunlight; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NORFOLK ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; TEMPORAL LOBE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 79960437951     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.83     Document Type: Article

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