Screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-43

  Calonge, Ned ^a   Petitti, Diana B ^b   DeWitt, Thomas G ^c   Dietrich, Allen J ^d   Gregory, Kimberly D ^e   Grossman, David ^f   Isham, George ^g   LeFevre, Michael L ^h   Leipzig, Rosanne M ⁱ   Marion, Lucy N ^j   Melnyk, Bernadette ^k   Moyer, Virginia A ^l   Ockene, Judith K ^m   Sawaya, George F ⁿ   Schwartz, J Sanford ^o   Wilt, Timothy ^p  

^a Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^g Health Partners   (United States)

^h University of Missouri   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^k ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR; VERTEPORFIN;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 67650072907     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-1-200907070-00007     Document Type: Review

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