Can a public health package on glaucoma reach its target population?

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 478-482

  Baker, H ^a   Murdoch, I E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Public health package; Target population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2942670033     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700688     Document Type: Article

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