Validation of the visual disability questionnaire (vdq) in india

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages E826-E835

  Marella, Manjula ^a   Gothwal, Vijaya K ^a   Pesudovs, Konrad ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Daily activities; Difficulty and Rasch analysis; Importance; Low vision; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

DAILY ACTIVITIES; DIFFICULTY AND RASCH ANALYSIS; IMPORTANCE; LOW VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROOMING; HUMAN; INDIA; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; READING; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION, LOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651068745     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181ae1b3f     Document Type: Article

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