Is the frequency of having an eye test associated with socioeconomic factors? A national cross sectional study in British elderly

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 737-738

  Van Der Pols, J C ^a   Thompson, J R ^b   Bates, C J ^a   Prentice, A ^a   Finch, S ^c  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Social and Community Planning Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0032844091     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.11.737     Document Type: Article

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