Differences in prevalence of refractive errors in young asian males in singapore between 1996-1997 and 2009-2010

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 247-255

  Koh, Victor ^a   Yang, Adeline ^b   Saw, Seang Mei ^c   Chan, Yiong Huak ^c   Lin, Sheng Tong ^b   Tan, Mellisa Mei Hui ^b   Tey, Frederick ^b   Nah, Gerard ^a,d,e   Ikram, M Kamran ^c,f,g  

^a Singapore Army   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d Republic of Singapore Air Force   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Epidemiology; Myopia; Refractive error; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOMETROPIA; ASIAN; ASTIGMATISM; ETHNICITY; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; VISION; YOUNG ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904277837     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2014.928824     Document Type: Review

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