A comparison of low vision clinic data with low vision survey and blindness registration information

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 272-278

  Elliott, David B ^a   Strong, Graham ^b   Trukolo Ilic, Mia ^b   Pace, Rodger J ^b   Plotkin, Ann ^b   Bevers, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blindness registration; Demographics; HALS; Low vision

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DEMOGRAPHICS;

VISION;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032054244     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199804000-00024     Document Type: Article

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