Development of a Chinese version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (CHI-VFQ-25) as a tool to study patients with eye diseases in Hong Kong

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1431-1436

  Chan, C W S ^a   Wong, D ^a   Lam, C L K ^a   McGhee, S ^a   Lai, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350438624     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.158428     Document Type: Article

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