Development of a questionnaire for measurement of vision-related quality of life

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 185-210

  Frost, N A ^a,b   Sparrow, J M ^a   Durant, J S ^a   Donovan, J L ^a   Peters, T J ^a   Brookes, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaire study; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032421013     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.5.4.185.4191     Document Type: Article

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