Reduced vision in older adults with age related macular degeneration interferes with ability to care for self and impairs role as carer

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1125-1130

  Stevenson, M R ^a   Hart, P M ^b   Montgomery, A M ^a   McCulloch, D W ^c   Chakravarthy, U ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SELF CARE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CARE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 4344594704     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.032383     Document Type: Article

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