Prevalence and risk factors of early-stage age-related macular degeneration in patients examined at a health promotion center in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 537-541

  Moon, Byung Gil ^a   Joe, Soo Geun ^a   Hwang, Jong Uk ^a   Kim, Hong Kyu ^a   Choe, Jaewon ^a   Yoon, Young Hee ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Gealth screening examination; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH KOREA;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84862859234     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.5.537     Document Type: Article

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