Use of eye care services by older Australians: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 294-300

  Wang, J J ^a   Mitchell, P ^a   Smith, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Cataract; Eye care services; Glaucoma; Ophthalmologist; Optometrist; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYOPIA; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0032728133     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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