Why did i lose vision? A qualitative study of patient perceptions of the causes of age-related macular disease

Visual Impairment Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Crossland, Michael D ^a,b   Helman, Cecil G ^c   Feely, Mary P ^b   Gould, Elizabeth S ^a   Rubin, Gary S ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular disease; Patient perceptions; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING; STRESS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 34248328237     PISSN: 1388235X     EISSN: 17445167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13882350701327715     Document Type: Article

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