The Swedish National Cataract Register: A 9-year review

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 248-257

  Lundström, Mats ^a   Stenevi, Ulf ^b   Thorburn, William ^c  

^a BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Cataract extraction; Cataract surgery; National register; Outcome; Patient's benefit; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036083357     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800304.x     Document Type: Review

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