Vision loss: A public health problem?

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-254

  Saaddine, Jinan B ^a   Venkat Narayan, K M ^a   Vinicor, Frank ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE; BLINDNESS; BODY BURDEN; CATARACT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RISK; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; THREAT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037312323     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(02)01839-0     Document Type: Editorial

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