Knowledge about cataract, glaucoma, and age related macular degeneration in the Hong Kong Chinese population

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1080-1084

  Lau, J T F ^a   Lee, V ^b   Fan, D ^a   Lau, M ^a   Michon, John ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHINA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036784456     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.10.1080     Document Type: Review

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