Psychosocial intervention for age-related macular degeneration: A pilot project

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 533-544

  Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Kämmerer, Annette ^a   Holz, Frank ^b   Miller, Daniel ^a   Becker, Stefanie ^a   Kaspar, Roman ^a   Himmelsbach, Ines ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33749547145     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0610000905     Document Type: Article

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