Socioeconomic and rural differences for cataract surgery in Western Australia

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-323

  Ng, Jonathon Q ^a   Morlet, Nigel ^b   Semmens, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Data linkage; Disadvantage; Rural medicine; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33746497785     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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