Reliability and validity of conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence measurement

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 801-805

  Sherwin, Justin C ^a,b   McKnight, Charlotte M ^c   Hewitt, Alex W ^a   Griffiths, Lyn R ^d   Coroneo, Minas T ^e   Mackey, David A ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL ULTRAVIOLET AUTOFLUORESCENCE PHOTOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861336503     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301255     Document Type: Article

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