A geriatric assessment of functional status in vision rehabilitation

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 357-371

  Head, Daniel N ^a   Babcock, Judith L ^c   Goodrich, Gregory L ^b   Boyless, James A ^c  

^a Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Heath Care System   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0034076641     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0009400602     Document Type: Article

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