Attitudes towards diagnostic tests and therapies for dry eye disease

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-17

  Graham, Joanna E ^a   McGilligan, Victoria E ^a   Berrar, Daniel ^a   Leccisotti, Antonio ^a,d   Moore, Jonathan E ^a,b   Bron, Anthony J ^c   Moore, Tara C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Casa di Cura Rugani   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Dry eye; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CYCLOSPORIN; DYE; FLUORESCEIN; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; ROSE BENGAL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FLUOR; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAINING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EGYPT; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALAYSIA; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70349889316     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246573     Document Type: Article

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