Keratoconus: maternal age and social class.
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چکیده
A group of patients (150) suffering from keratoconus were asked their mother's age at their birth. A statistically significant excess of older mothers as compared with the general population was found. The social class of the patients was found to have a distribution different from the general population, and it is suggested that this is related to the patient's maternal age.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 65 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981