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Lifestyle and cardiometabolic risk factors of cataract in Chinese adults
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Background: Cataract is a common eye disease among older adults and is a major cause of global vision impairment and blindness, with high prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. Previous epidemiological studies on cataract risk factors were limited, had inconsistent findings, and were mainly based on Western populations.
Methods: This thesis used data from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB), a prospective cohort study of 512 726 adults (41%...
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+ Du, H
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Nuffield Department of Population Health
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- Supervisor
+ Bennett, D
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Nuffield Department of Population Health
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- Supervisor
+ Millwood, I
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Nuffield Department of Population Health
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Chen, Z
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Nuffield Department of Population Health
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Barnes, I
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Nuffield Department of Population Health
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- Examiner
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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2025-06-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Mingshu Yan
- Copyright date:
- 2024
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