A survey of the availability of state-funded primary eye care in the UK for the very young and very old

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-481

  Shah, Rakhee ^a,b   Evans, Bruce J W ^a,b   Edgar, David ^b  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye examination; General Ophthalmic Services; National Health Service; Optometry; Primary eye care; Sight test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FUNDING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTHER; PARENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCREENING TEST; STRABISMUS; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 34548009575     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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