Characteristics of patients who dropout from a glaucoma clinic

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-232

  Ashaye, Adeyinka O ^a,c   Adeoye, Adenike O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dropouts; Follow up; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 42149144030     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31815768b3     Document Type: Article

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