Quantitative pediatric vision screening in primary care settings in Alabama

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 849-856

  Marsh Tootle, Wendy L ^a   Wall, Terry C ^a,b   Tootle, John S ^a   Person, Sharina D ^b,c   Kristofco, Robert E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Pre school; Vision screening; Well child care

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIOS; PRE-SCHOOL; PRIMARY CARE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VISION LOSS; VISION SCREENING;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH INSURANCE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

PEDIATRICS;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ALABAMA; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 58149106070     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318185282a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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