The impact of the VF-14 index, a perceived visual function measure, in the routine management of cataract patients

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1743-1753

  Valderas, J M ^a   Rue, M ^a   Guyatt, G ^b   Alonso, J ^a,c  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Disease management; Functional status assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

AGED; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPAIN; VISION; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 22144468817     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-1745-y     Document Type: Article

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