Health care utilization for injury in cataract surgery patients

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-572

  De Coster, Carolyn ^a   Dik, Natalia ^b   Bellan, Lorne ^c  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access and evaluation; Cataract; Databases; Health care quality; Safety; Statistics and numerical data; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE INJURY; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT;

EID: 34748918399     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-109     Document Type: Article

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