The impact of age-related vision loss

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 110-120

  Girdler, Sonya ^a   Packer, Tanya L ^a,b   Boldy, Duncan ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Association for the Blind of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Participation; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 48649094415     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20080601-05     Document Type: Article

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