Change of subjective visual function in first-eye cataract patients when the rate of surgery increases in a population

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1080-1089

  Mönestam, Eva ^a   Wachtmeister, Lillemor ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract; Surgical rate; Visual function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036833517     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200211000-00009     Document Type: Article

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