Utility values and myopia in medical students in Singapore

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 598-603

  Lim, Wei Yen ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^b   Singh, Manoj K ^c   Au Eong, Kah Guan ^b,c,d,e  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Myopia; Quality of life; Standard gamble; Time trade off; Utility values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MYOPIA; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; SINGAPORE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; EYE SURGERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTACT LENSES; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644981922     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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