The role of research, evidence and education in optometry: A Perspective

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 232-237

  Adams, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OCA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Evidence based; Optometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; KERATOMETRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPTOMETRY; VISUAL FIELD; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION; OPTOMETRY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34248544793     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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