Appropriateness ratings in cataract surgery

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 396-405

  Choi, Yoon Jung ^a   Hong, Young Jae ^b   Kang, Hyung Gon ^c  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Cataract; Ratings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3543019681     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.396     Document Type: Article

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