Validity of the visual function index (VF-14) in patients with retinal disease

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1611-1616

  Linder, Mark ^a   Chang, Tom S ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^b   Hay, Dawn ^a   Chambers, Keith ^c   Sibley, Lyn M ^c   Weis, Ezekiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033456262     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.12.1611     Document Type: Article

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