Intra-observer and inter-observer variation of Hertel exophthalmometry

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 472-476

  Lam, Andrew K C ^a   Lam, Chun Fai ^a   Leung, Wai Kit ^a   Hung, Pui Kwan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Hertel exophthalmometry; Inter observer; Interorbital distance; Intra observer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLAND ALTMAN METHOD; CHINESE; EYE; FEMALE; HERTEL EXOPHTHALMOMETER; HERTEL EXOPHTHALMOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449128773     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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