Anterior uveitis investigation by Canadian ophthalmologists: Insights from the Canadian National Uveitis Survey

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 576-583

  Forooghian, Farzin ^a,b   Gupta, Rishi ^a   Wong, David T ^a   Derzko Dzulynsky, Larissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior uveitis; Investigation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750411762     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80026-8     Document Type: Article

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