Epidemiology of visual impairment in Britain

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 381-386

  Rahi, Jugnoo S ^a   Dezateux, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031938054     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.4.381     Document Type: Review

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