Optical coherence tomography assessed retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-405

  He, Xue Fei ^a   Liu, Yi Ting ^a   Peng, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Zhuang, Shi ^a   Zhang, Jin Song ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Meta analysis; Optical coherence tom ography; Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890515511     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2012.03.30     Document Type: Article

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