The cost of care for people with impaired vision in Australia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1377-1381

  Keeffe, Jill E ^a,b   Chou, Shiao Lan ^c   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PATIENT; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 70350726426     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.242     Document Type: Article

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