Association of Blepharitis with Demodex: A Meta-analysis

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Zhao, Ya E ^a   Wu, Li Ping ^a   Hu, Li ^a   Xu, Ji Ru ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Association; Blepharitis; Case control study; Demodex infestation; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; DEMODICOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BLEPHARITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 84859035194     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.642052     Document Type: Article

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