Patterns of cataract referral in the West Midlands

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 300-306

  Latham, Keziah ^a   Misson, Gary ^a,b,c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOLIHULL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030875669     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(97)00012-4     Document Type: Article

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