Why is squint surgery in children in decline?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 509-511

  MacEwen, C J ^a   Chakrabarti, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STRABISMUS; STRABISMUS SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOTROPIA; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 1842557457     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2002.016618     Document Type: Review

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