Childhood febrile illness and the risk of myopia in UK Biobank participants

PURPOSE: Historical reports suggest febrile illness during childhood is a risk factor for myopia. The establishment of the UK Biobank provided a unique opportunity to investigate this relationship. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied a sample of UK Biobank participants of White ethnicity aged 40–69 yea...

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Autores principales: Guggenheim, J A, Williams, C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/eye.2016.7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/eye.2016.7

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