Glaucoma case finding: A cluster-randomised intervention trial

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 483-490

  Theodossiades, J ^a,b   Murdoch, I ^a,b   Cousens, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Case finding; Glaucoma; Intervention trial; Optometrists; Positive predictive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC DISK; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 2942695876     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700676     Document Type: Article

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