Optometric practice in Norway: A cross-sectional nationwide study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 671-676

  Sundling, Vibeke ^a   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^b   Bragadottir, Ragnheiour ^c   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^d   Jervell, Jak ^e   Straand, Jørund ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e NONE   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ocular disease; Optometric practice; Referral; Routine examination; Visual acuity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORWAY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 34548268580     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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