British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) National Ptosis Survey

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1134-1138

  Scoppettuolo, E ^a   Chadha, V ^b   Bunce, C ^c   Olver, J M ^d   Wright, M ^b  

^a SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; EYE SURGERY; EYELID; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 49049091362     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.132746     Document Type: Article

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