Costs of Interventions for Visual Impairment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Taylor, Hugh R ^a   Pezzullo, M Lynne ^b   Nesbitt, Sarah J ^b   Keeffe, Jill E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Access Economics Pty Limited   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FUNDING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 33947431693     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.10.055     Document Type: Article

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