Racial differences in age-related macular degeneration rates in the United States: A longitudinal analysis of a managed care network

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Vanderbeek, Brian L ^a   Zacks, David N ^a   Talwar, Nidhi ^a   Nan, Bin ^b   Musch, David C ^a,b   Stein, Joshua D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960798194     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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