Economic standing, health status and social isolation among visually impaired persons aged 55 to 70 in New Zealand

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-158

  La Grow, Steven ^a   Alpass, Fiona ^a   Stephens, Chris ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Economic indicator; Health status; Social isolation; Social support; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349977686     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3921/joptom.2009.155     Document Type: Article

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