A deficit in visits to the optometrist by preschool age children: Implications for vision screening [9]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-247

  Guggenheim, Jez A ^a   Farbrother, J E ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBLYOPIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LETTER; OPTOMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 12944326838     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.052027     Document Type: Letter

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