The Bristol shared care glaucoma study: Outcome at follow up at 2 years

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 456-463

  Gray, Selena F ^a   Spry, Paul G D ^a,c   Brookes, Sara T ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Spencer, Ian C ^a   Baker, Ian A ^b   Sparrow, John M ^a   Easty, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol Eye Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL FIELD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034059714     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.5.456     Document Type: Article

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