Screening older people for impaired vision in primary care: Cluster randomised trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7422, 2003, Pages 1027-1030

  Smeeth, Liam ^a   Fletcher, Astrid E ^a   Hanciles, Smita ^a   Evans, Jennifer ^a,b   Wormald, Richard ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0242320485     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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