The development of the Indian vision function questionnaire: Questionnaire content

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 498-503

  Murthy, G V S ^b   Gupta, S K ^b   Thulasiraj, R D ^c   Viswanath, K ^d   Donoghue, E M ^a   Fletcher, Astrid E ^a  

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

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (India)

^d Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SELF CARE; SYMPTOM; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 16244382824     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.047217     Document Type: Article

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