Validation and Repeatability of a Short Questionnaire for Dry Eye Syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Gulati, Abha ^a   Sullivan, Rose ^a   Buring, Julie E ^c   Sullivan, David A ^a   Dana, Reza ^a,b   Schaumberg, Debra A ^a,c  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRY EYE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY;

EID: 33745337002     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.02.038     Document Type: Article

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