The effect of visual impairment on vision-related quality of life in American Indian/Alaska Natives

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-135

  McClure, Tina M ^a   Choi, Dongseok ^b   Becker, Thomas ^b   Cioffi, George A ^a,b   Mansberger, Steven L ^a,b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Alaska Native; Blindness; Quality of life; Visual acuity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 65449128190     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580902745428     Document Type: Article

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