The incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery among the U.S. medicare population increased between 1994 and 2001

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1388-1394

  West, Emily S ^a   Behrens, Ashley ^a   McDonnell, Peter J ^a   Tielsch, James M ^b   Schein, Oliver D ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c 116 Wilmer Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044450273     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.02.028     Document Type: Article

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