Is sunlight exposure a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration? A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 389-394

  Sui, Guo Yuan ^a   Liu, Guang Cong ^a   Liu, Guang Ying ^b   Gao, Yan Yan ^a   Deng, Yan ^a   Wang, Wen Ying ^a   Tong, Shu Hui ^a   Wang, Lie ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SUNLIGHT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84875209627     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302281     Document Type: Review

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