Reliability and validity of refractive error-specific quality-of-life instruments

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1289-1296

  Nichols, Jason J ^a   Mitchell, G Lynn ^b   Saracino, Mario ^b   Zadnik, Karla ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTION ERROR; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DISABILITY; EYE REFRACTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141610826     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.9.1289     Document Type: Article

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