Myopia and international educational performance

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 329-338

  Morgan, Ian G ^a,b   Rose, Kathryn A ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coaching; Cram; Education; Myopia; Prevalence; Program in Secondary Assessment; Shadow education

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOPIA; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84877805233     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12040     Document Type: Article

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