Comparing outcomes of cataract surgery: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-352

  McKee, Martin ^a,b   Whatling, Justin M ^a   Wilson, John L ^a,c   Vallance Owen, Andrew ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Outcome Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Bupa House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cateract; Outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28644445725     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi057     Document Type: Article

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