Cataract surgery in Canada

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 539-541

  Bellan, Lorne ^a,b  

^a COS Council on Provincial Affairs ^*  (Canada)

^b Wait Times Alliance   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750410315     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80021-9     Document Type: Editorial

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