Cataract surgery at the Vancouver Eye Care Centre: Do patient indications meet provincial clinical practice guidelines?

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-206

  Mildon, Drew ^a   Noertjojo, Kukuh ^a   Rollins, David ^a   Blicker, Jeffrey ^a   Law, Francis ^a   Courtright, Paul ^a   Bassett, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cataract; Indication for surgery; Visual acuity; Visual function

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037679082     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(03)80061-3     Document Type: Article

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