NIKE: A new clinical tool for establishing levels of indications for cataract surgery

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 495-501

  Lundström, Mats ^a   Albrecht, Susanne ^a   Håkansson, Ingemar ^b   Lorefors, Ragnhild ^c   Ohlsson, Sven ^b   Polland, Werner ^d   Schmid, Andrea ^e   Svensson, Göran ^f   Wendel, Eva ^a  

^a BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Department of Ophthalmology   (Sweden)

^e HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction; Clinical tool; Indication; Outcome; Priority; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL ACUITY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33746310627     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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