Quality of life after corneal transplantation: A retrospective study;Qualité de vie après greffe de cornée: Étude rétrospective

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1016-1022

  Salame N ^a   Pitard, A ^b   Queguiner, F ^a   Boissier, F ^a   Delbosc, B ^a  

^a Service d'Ophtalmologie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantation; General health status; Quality of life; SF36; VF14; Visual acuity; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CALCULATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0346502148     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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