Family and friends: A key aspect of older adults' adaptation to low vision?

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Travis, Linda A ^a   Lyness, Jeffrey M ^a   Sterns, Gwen K ^b   Kuchmek, Marilyn ^b   Shields, Cleveland G ^a   King, Deborah A ^a   Sterns, Samantha ^c   Northrup, Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Goodwill Indust of Gtr Rochester   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0043069748     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700804     Document Type: Article

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