Health belief and health practice in contact lens wear - A dichotomy?

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-39

  Fan, Dorothy S P ^a   Houang, Elizabeth T S ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a   Wong, Eric M C ^a   Seal, David ^a  

^a Hong Kong Eye Associates   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case control study; Contact lens; Health belief; Hygiene; Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036167476     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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