The 2009 prospective multi-center epidemiologic survey of uveitis in Japan

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 432-435

  Ohguro, Nobuyuki ^a,b   Sonoda, Koh Hei ^a,c   Takeuchi, Masaru ^a,d   Matsumura, Miyo ^a,e   Mochizuki, Manabu ^a,f  

^a Japanese Ocular Inflammation Society   (Japan)

^b OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e Nagata Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^f TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intraocular inflammation; Survey; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRITIS; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASQUERADE SYNDROME; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; POSNER SCHLOSSMAN SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETINITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SCLERITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UVEITIS; VOGT KOYANAGI SYNDROME;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UVEITIS;

EID: 84866740752     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-012-0158-z     Document Type: Article

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