Reproductive risk factors of pterygium in postmenopausal women: a nationwide study in the Republic of Korea

Abstract This study is to elucidate the associations between female reproductive factors and pterygium. A total of 1,339,969 postmenopausal women in a retrospective cohort of Korean National Health Insurance Service data on ages 40 and above in 2009 was included. Cox proportional hazards regression...

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Main Authors: Eunhae Shin, Dong Hui Lim, Tae-Young Chung, Gyule Han, Jung Eun Yoo, Keun Hye Jeon, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91968-9