Repeatability and comparison of visual analogue and numerical rating scales in the assessment of visual quality

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 492-498

  Papas, Eric B ^a   Schultz, Beth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030732592     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1997.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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