Corneal graft and cataract surgery in patients with moderate to severe intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-390

  Cooke, C A ^a,c   Frazer, D G ^a   Jackson, A J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction; Corneal grafting; Down's syndrome; Intellectual disability; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751050068     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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