Open AccessContribution of the Nurses’ Health Study to the Epidemiology of Cataract, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Jae H. Kang,
Juan Wu,
Eunyoung Cho,
Soshiro Ogata,
Paul F. Jacques,
Allen Taylor,
ChungJung Chiu,
Janey L. Wiggs,
Johanna M. Seddon,
Susan E. Hankinson,
Debra A. Schaumberg,
Louis R. Pasquale
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303317
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , medicine , glaucoma , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , etiology , epidemiology , optometry , endocrinology
To review the contribution of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) to understanding the genetic and lifestyle factors that influence the risk of cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.