Geriatric low vision referrals by ophthalmologists in a Senior Health Center

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 748-753

  Pankow, Laura ^a   Luchins, Daniel ^b  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031727831     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9809201103     Document Type: Review

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