Development and validation of a short-form adaptation of the Age-Related Vision Loss scale: The AVL12

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-159

  Horowitz, Amy ^a,b   Reinhardt, Joann P ^a   Raykov, Tenko ^c  

^a Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34047243136     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100303     Document Type: Article

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