The burden of amblyopia and strabismus: Justification of treatment and screening revisited [4]

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-145

  Nilsson, Josefin ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AMBLYOPIA; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCREENING; STRABISMUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; STRABISMUS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 38349049481     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2007.14     Document Type: Letter

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