Validity and reliability of the Cataract TyPE Spec: An instrument for measuring outcomes of cataract extraction

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-290

  Javitt, Jonathan C ^a,d   Jacobson, Gordon ^c   Schiffman, Rhett M ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DEAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATARACT TYPE SPECIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0041347677     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00204-6     Document Type: Article

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