Economics of selective laser trabeculoplasty as primary therapy for glaucoma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-420

  Buys, Yvonne M ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER; MONOTHERAPY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRABECULOPLASTY;

EID: 33748044628     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80001-3     Document Type: Editorial

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