The MacDQoL Individualized Measure of the Impact of Macular Degeneration on Quality of Life: Reliability and Responsiveness

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Mitchell, Jan ^a   Wolffsohn, James ^b   Woodcock, Alison ^a   Anderson, Stephen J ^b   Ffytche, Timothy ^c   Rubinstein, Martin ^d   Amoaku, Winfried ^d   Bradley, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 49749144896     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.04.031     Document Type: Article

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