Age-related eye diseases and visual impairment among U.S. adults

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-35

  Chou, Chiu Fang ^a   Frances Cotch, Mary ^b   Vitale, Susan ^b   Zhang, Xinzhi ^a   Klein, Ronald ^d   Friedman, David S ^c   Klein, Barbara E K ^d   Saaddine, Jinan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE DISEASE; EYE FUNDUS; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84879395648     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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