Dissatisfaction with cataract surgery in relation to visual results in a population-based study in Sweden

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1127-1134

  Mönestam, Eva ^a,b   Wachtmeister, Lillemor ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0345425085     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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