An information session for glaucoma patients

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 816-820

  Blondeau, Pierre ^a,b   Esper, Philip ^a   Mazerolle, Éric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Patient compliance; Patient education; Persistency

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 38149047497     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-154     Document Type: Article

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