Costs of vision impairment in childhood and youth: Diary case studies

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1106-1109

  O'Connor, Patricia M ^a,b   Chou, Shiao Lan ^c   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,b   Keeffe, Jill E ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Diaries; Personal costs; Vision impairment; Youth

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN; DIARIES; PERSONAL COSTS; VISION IMPAIRMENT; YOUTH;

COSTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY THEORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICINE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STARGARDT DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VISION, LOW;

EID: 59249086289     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31818b9b26     Document Type: Article

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