Socioeconomic differences in glaucoma patients' knowledge, need for information and expectations of treatments

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-91

  Hoevenaars, Juliette G M M ^a   Schouten, Jan S A G ^a   van den Borne, Bart ^a   Beckers, Henny J M ^a   Webers, Carroll A B ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expectations; Glaucoma; Glaucoma treatment; Knowledge; Need for information; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33644757824     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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