Falls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Harwood, Rowan H ^a   Foss, Alexander J E ^a   Osborn, F ^a   Gregson, R M ^a   Zaman, A ^a   Masud, T ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CAPSULOTOMY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11144281202     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.049478     Document Type: Article

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