Economic evaluation of blind rehabilitation for veterans with macular diseases in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-91

  Stroupe, Kevin T ^a,b   Stelmack, Joan A ^a,c,d   Tang, X Charlene ^a   Reda, Domenic J ^a   Moran, D'Anna ^a   Rinne, Stephen ^a   Mancil, Rickilyn ^e   Wei, Yongliang ^a   Cummings, Roger ^e   Mancil, Gary ^e   Ellis, Nancy ^a   Massof, Robert W ^f  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cost Analysis; Low Vision; Outpatient; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LOW VISION VISUAL FUNCTIONING QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; REHABILITATION CARE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VETERAN; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BLINDNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42449131418     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802027836     Document Type: Article

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