Spatial epidemiology of dry eye disease: Findings from South Korea

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Um, Sun Bi ^a   Kim, Na H ^a   Lee, Hyung K ^b   Song, Jong S ^c   Kim, Hyeon C ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Dry eye disease; Meteorological factors; Prevalence; Spatial epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE DISEASE; METEOROLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84910059316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-31     Document Type: Article

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