Cigarette smoking and the risk of development of lens opacities: The Framingham studies

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1113-1118

  Hiller, Rita ^a   Sperduto, Robert D ^a   Podgor, Marvin J ^a   Wilson, Peter W F ^b   Ferris III, Frederick L ^a   Colton, Theodore ^c   D'Agostino, Ralph B ^d   Roseman, Mark J ^c   Stockman, Margaret E ^c   Milton, Roy C ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 9844222502     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100160283003     Document Type: Article

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