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Systemic Hypertension as a Risk Factor for Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Studies

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Systemic hypertension is thought to increase the risk for developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG) through several mechanisms. However, previous epidemiological studies have shown conflicting results regarding this potential association. We systematically evaluated this issue by conduct...

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Autores principales: Bae, Hyoung Won, Lee, Naeun, Lee, Hye Sun, Hong, Samin, Seong, Gong Je, Kim, Chan Yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25254373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108226