Body mass index and risk of age-related cataract: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Ye, Juan ^a   Lou, Li Xia ^a   He, Jin Jing ^a   Xu, Yu Feng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENILE CATARACT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CATARACT; COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CATARACT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84896085583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089923     Document Type: Article

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