'Non-medical' prescribing in glaucoma

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-8

  Vernon, S A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; OPTOMETRY; PRESCRIPTION; RESPONSIBILITY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037256376     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700182     Document Type: Editorial

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