Measurement of the validity of a preschool vision screening program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-198

  Robinson, Barbara ^a   Bobier, William R ^a   Martin, Elizabeth ^b   Bryant, Lynda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Oxford County Board of Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINDERGARTEN; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032978368     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.2.193     Document Type: Article

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