The Massachussetts Preschool Vision Screening Program

Optometry

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 371-377

  Moore, Bruce ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 33746718781     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2006.05.002     Document Type: Editorial

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