Engaging families in health services research on childhood visual impairment: Barriers to, and degree and nature of bias in, participation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 782-787

  Rahi, J S ^a,b,c   Manaras, I ^a   Tuomainen, H ^d   Lewando Hundt, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2642584912     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.033258     Document Type: Article

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