Race/ethnicity and age-related macular degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-154

  Klein, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELANIN; MULTIVITAMIN; ZINC;

CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; GENOTYPE; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960827095     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.02.016     Document Type: Editorial

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