Surveillance of contact lens related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand: Multi-source case-capture and cost-effectiveness

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 343-350

  Keay, Lisa ^a,b,c   Edwards, Katie ^b,c   Brian, Garry ^d   Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b,c  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d International Centre for Eyecare Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capture Recapture; Contact lens related microbial keratitis; Cost effectiveness; Hospital audit; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUSTRALIA; CONTACT LENSES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; KERATITIS; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 35848944857     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01658100701473705     Document Type: Article

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