Open AccessSunlight Exposure and Risk of Lens Opacities in a Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
S. K. West,
Donald D. Duncan,
Beatriz Muñoz,
Gary S. Rubin,
Linda P. Fried,
Karen BandeenRoche,
Oliver D. Schein
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.280.8.714
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , population , sunlight , confidence interval , cohort , cohort study , odds , demography , ophthalmology , logistic regression , environmental health , physics , astronomy , sociology
Exposure to UV-B radiation in sunlight has been shown to increase the risk of cataract formation in high-risk occupational groups, but risk to the population has not been quantified.
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