The prevalence and pattern of contact lens use in a Singapore community

CLAO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Lee, Yoon Chiang Kelvin ^b   Lim, Chee Wen ^b   Saw, Seang Mei ^a   Koh, David ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTACT LENS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SINGAPORE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033971915     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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