Cost analysis of glaucoma-related-blindness in Europe

International Congress Series

Volumn 1282, Issue , 2005, Pages 262-266

  Poulsen, P B ^a   Buchholz, P ^b   Walt, J G ^c   Christensen, T L ^b   Thygesen, J ^d  

^a MUUSMANN Research and Consulting   (Denmark)

^b Allergan RD Europe ^*

^c ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blindness; Costs; Glaucoma; Low vision; Ophthalmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646546373     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.05.091     Document Type: Article

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