Screening athletes with Down syndrome for ocular disease

Optometry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-99

  Gutstein, Walter ^a   Sinclair, Stephen H ^b   North, Rachel V ^a   Bekiroglu, N ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Down syndrome; Public screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOWN SYNDROME; EVALUATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; VISION SCREENING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75249087754     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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