Visual acuity testing in schools: What needs to be done

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7064, 1996, Pages 1053-

  Yang, Y F ^a,b   Cole, M D ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029802691     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7064.1053     Document Type: Article

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