Low-dose aspirin and risk of cataract and subtypes in a randomized trial of U.S. physicians
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers in Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Vol. 5 (3) , 133-142
- https://doi.org/10.1076/opep.5.3.133.8368
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine whether low-dose aspirin (325 mg on alternate days) reduces the risk of age-related cataract and subtypes. This report extends previous findings, including both subtypes and add...Keywords
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