Review on the worldwide epidemiology of uveitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 705-717

  Miserocchi, Elisabetta ^a   Fogliato, Giovanni ^a   Modorati, Giulio ^a   Bandello, Francesco ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infectious uveitis; Noninfectious uveitis; Ocular inflammation; Uveitis classification; Uveitis epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UVEITIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; UVEITIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84881485463     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000278     Document Type: Article

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