Myopia and night lighting. Investigations on children with negative family history

Klinika Oczna

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-25

  Damian, Czepita ^a   Artur, Mojsa ^a   Maciej, Czepita ^a   Ewelina, Lachowicz ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fluorescent lamps; Incandescent lamps; Myopia; Night lighting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MYOPIA; POLAND; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MYOPIA; ODDS RATIO; POLAND; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84864547346     PISSN: 00232157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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