Visual acuity measurements in a national sample of British elderly people

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-170

  Van Der Pols, J C ^a   Bates, C J ^a   McGraw, P V ^b   Thompson, J R ^c   Reacher, M ^d   Prentice, A ^a   Finch, S ^e  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Social and Comm Planning Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0034116057     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.2.165     Document Type: Article

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