Utility assessment among cataract surgery patients

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 785-791

  Saw, Seang Mei ^a,b,c   Gazzard, Gus ^b,c,d   Gomezperalta, Cesar ^c,e   Au Eong, Kah Guan ^f   Seah, Steve ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Clinica Lomas Altas   (Mexico)

^f ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 19344371117     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.08.043     Document Type: Article

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