Surgery for cataract

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7585, 2007, Pages 107-

  Wood, Christopher M ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND EYE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33846644827     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39093.388900.80     Document Type: Editorial

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