Menopausal and Reproductive Factors and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Menopausal and reproductive factors and risk of age-related macular degeneration.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether estrogen exposures are associated with lower risks of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS Postmenopausal hormone (PMH) use, past use of oral contraceptives (OCs), ages at menarche and menopause, and parity were assessed among 74,996 postmenopausal women. Over 22 years, cases of early (n = 554) and neovascular (n = 334) AMD with a visual acuity of 2...
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2014/413150.].
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.4.519