A comparative study of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) among different sub-ethnic groups of Malays

International Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Ng, Guan Fook ^a   Nur Ayuni, Z ^a   Bakiah, S ^a   Liza Sharmini, A T ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

GDxVCC; Malays; Retinal nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALAYSIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84863683497     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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