Macular Degeneration: Types, Causes, and Possible Interventions

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 387-392

  Feret, Alice ^a   Steinweg, Sue ^a   Griffin, Harold C ^a   Glover, Sherrill ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; HUMAN; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SELF HELP;

DIET; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 36649000220     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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