A retrospective review of the associations between amblyopia type, patient age, treatment compliance and referral patterns

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Chua, Brian E G ^a   Johnson, Kim ^a   Martin, Frank ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Anisometropia; Mass screening; Referral; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; STRABISMUS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 2442443157     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00794.x     Document Type: Review

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