The Pulsair 3000 tonometer - How many readings need to be taken to ensure accuracy of the average?

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 334-338

  McCaghrey, G E ^a   Matthews, F E ^b  

^a University Forvie Site ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TONOMETER; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 0035400916     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(00)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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