Open AccessLow Birth Weight Is Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Results From the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)
Author(s) -
Achim Fieß,
Hisham Elbaz,
Christina A. Korb,
Stefan Nickels,
Andreas Schulz,
Thomas Münzel,
Philipp S. Wild,
Manfred E. Beutel,
Irene Schmidtmann,
Karl J. Lackner,
Tünde Pető,
Norbert Pfeiffer,
Alexander K. Schuster
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.19-27964
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , medicine , ophthalmology , demography , pediatrics , sociology
This study analyzed whether low birth weight is linked to prevalence and incidence of age-related maculopathy (AMD) in adulthood.
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