Changes in eye care utilization following an eye health promotion campaign

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-309

  Müller, Andreas ^a,b   Keeffe, Jill E ^a,b   Taylor, Hugh R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Public health; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PROTECTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 34447629350     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01450.x     Document Type: Article

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