Cigarette smoking, body mass index associated with the risks of age-related cataract in male patients in northeast China

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-322

  Lu, Zhi Quan ^a   Sun, Wen Hui ^a   Yan, Jia ^a   Jiang, Teng Xuan ^a   Zhai, Shu Na ^a   Li, Yan ^a  

^a JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age related cataract; Body mass index; Male; Risk; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870610784     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2012.03.13     Document Type: Article

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