Severe visual impairment in older women

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 571-595

  Moore, Linda Weaver ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; VISION, LOW;

EID: 0040520463     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01939450022044601     Document Type: Article

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