Prevalence of depression and its effect on disability in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-474

  Banerjee, Anindya ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Kulhara, Parmanand ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Depression; Disability; Vision specific disability; World Health Organization disability assessment schedule

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 54349128140     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.42643     Document Type: Article

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