American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 347-353.e1 , 1 February 2010

Height, Stunting, and Refractive Error Among Rural Chinese Schoolchildren: The See Well to Learn Well Project

  • Abhishek Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Department of Public Health, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Nathan Congdon

      Affiliations

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hong Kong, China
    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Yang Gao

      Affiliations

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Yaogui Lu

      Affiliations

    • Shantou University Faculty of Medicine, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Yanru Ye

      Affiliations

    • Shantou University Faculty of Medicine, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Jing Wu

      Affiliations

    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Dennis S.C. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hong Kong, China
    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Liping Li

      Affiliations

    • Shantou University Faculty of Medicine, Shantou, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Liping Li, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Jiasi Wu

      Affiliations

    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Yee Kit Tse

      Affiliations

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Mingzhi Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Yue Song

      Affiliations

    • Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
    • ,
  • Sian Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Hong Kong, China

,Accepted 13 August 2009.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00587-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.015

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 347-353.e1 , 1 February 2010

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