A market survey of contact lens practice in Hong Kong

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-175

  Yung, Alice M S ^a   Cho, Pauline ^a   Yap, Maurice ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Orthokeratology; Silicone hydrogel lenses; Survey; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT LENS; HEALTH CARE COST; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MARKETING; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTACT LENSES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MARKETING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23044479421     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06690.x     Document Type: Article

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