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Prevalence of pterygium in a population in Northern Japan: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for pterygium in a population aged 40–74 years in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. METHODS: Of 4185 citizens of the towns of Minamiaizu-machi and Tadami-machi, 2312 (55.2%) gave consent to an ocular examination during a healt...

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Autores principales: Tano, Takatoshi, Ono, Koichi, Hiratsuka, Yoshimune, Otani, Koji, Sekiguchi, Miho, Konno, Shinichi, Kikuchi, Shinichi, Onishi, Yoshihiro, Takegami, Misa, Yamada, Masakazu, Fukuhara, Shunichi, Murakami, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23552021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aos.12044