Cataract surgery rates in Ontario, Canada, from 1992 to 2004: More surgeries with fewer ophthalmologists

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-542

  Rachmiel, Rony ^a   Trope, G E ^a   Chipman, M L ^b   Buys, Y M ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cataract surgeries; Eye surgeons; Ophthalmologists; Surgical and cataract trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34748921055     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-105     Document Type: Article

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