Characteristics of low-vision rehabilitation services in the United States

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 681-689

  Owsley, Cynthia ^a   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b,c   Lee, Paul P ^d   Wasserman, Nicole ^a   Searcey, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; STATISTICS;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; UNITED STATES; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 65649116838     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.55     Document Type: Article

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