Gender and cataract surgery in Sweden 1992-1997

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 204-208

  Lundström, Mats ^a   Stenevi, Ulf ^b   Thorburn, William ^c  

^a BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Gender; National register; Second eye surgery; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032964786     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770218.x     Document Type: Article

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