Prevalence and associated factors for pterygium in a rural adult population (The Southern Harbin Eye Study)

Cornea

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 806-809

  Li, Zhijian ^a   Cui, Hao ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Low altitude; Population based; Prevalence; Pterygium; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CHINA; COLD CLIMATE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTIGMATISM; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84879145063     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31826dff30     Document Type: Article

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