Unregistered visual impairment: Is registration a failing system?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 995-998

  Barry, R J ^a   Murray, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW;

EID: 23144466653     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.059915     Document Type: Article

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