TY - JOUR
T1 - Race, ethnicity and prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma
AU - Kosoko-Lasaki, Omofolasade
AU - Gong, Gordon
AU - Haynatzki, Gleb
AU - Wilson, M. Roy
PY - 2006/10/1
Y1 - 2006/10/1
N2 - Background: Recently, some authors pooled data from studies on the Dutch, Australians and Americans of European origin in an attempt to predict the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the United States. Purpose: To examine potential ethnic diversity in the prevalence of POAG among populations of the "same race," Methods: Medical literature was searched, and 11 population-based studies on populations of African origin and five on populations of European origin were identified. Results: The prevalence of POAG was significantly higher in white Australians than in the Dutch (p
AB - Background: Recently, some authors pooled data from studies on the Dutch, Australians and Americans of European origin in an attempt to predict the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the United States. Purpose: To examine potential ethnic diversity in the prevalence of POAG among populations of the "same race," Methods: Medical literature was searched, and 11 population-based studies on populations of African origin and five on populations of European origin were identified. Results: The prevalence of POAG was significantly higher in white Australians than in the Dutch (p
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17052053
AN - SCOPUS:33750591932
VL - 98
SP - 1626
EP - 1629
JO - Journal of the National Medical Association
JF - Journal of the National Medical Association
SN - 1943-4693
IS - 10
ER -