Cataract surgery among veterans 65 years of age and older: Analysis of national veterans health administration databases

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-148

  French, Dustin D ^a,b   Margo, Curtis E ^c   Campbell, Robert R ^d  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d HSRD RR and D Center of Excellence Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction; Practice variation; Veterans health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VETERANS;

EID: 77949384437     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609354638     Document Type: Article

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