Impact of stereopsis on quality of life

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 540-545

  Kuang, T M ^a,b   Hsu, W M ^a,b   Chou, C K ^a,b   Tsai, S Y ^b   Chou, P ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Quality of life; Short Form 36; Stereopsis; Vision related quality of life; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TAIWAN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 19044390768     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701538     Document Type: Article

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