Impact of low vision on well-being in 10 European countries

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-212

  Mojon Azzi, S M ^a   Sousa Poza, A ^a,d   Mojon, D S ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Ophthalmology   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^e CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concentration; Depression; Visual impairment, quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; VISUAL DISORDER; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW;

EID: 44349186660     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126085     Document Type: Article

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