Charles Bonnet syndrome in Asian patients in a tertiary ophthalmic centre

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1325-1329

  Tan, C S H ^a   Lim, V S Y ^b   Ho, D Y M ^b   Yeo, E ^b   Ng, B Y ^c   Eong, K G Au ^d,e,f  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CATARACT; CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME; CHINESE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; SYNDROME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 4744362960     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.041947     Document Type: Article

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