Epidemiology of uveitis among the Chinese population in Taiwan: A population-based study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2371-2376

  Hwang, De Kuang ^a,b   Chou, Yiing Jeng ^b   Pu, Cheng Yun ^b   Chou, Pesus ^b  

^a Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; UVEITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; UVEITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868207791     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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