Quality-of-life instruments

Evidence-Based Eye Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 196-197

  Brown, Melissa M ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0042634115     PISSN: 15258599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132578-200110000-00005     Document Type: Editorial

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