Rates of strabismus surgery in the United States: Implications for manpower needs in pediatric ophthalmology

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-335

  Dombrow, Matthew ^a   Engel, Harry M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC OPHTHALMOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANPOWER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRABISMUS SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; STRABISMUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547572150     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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