Effects of standard training in the use of closed-circuit televisions in visually impaired adults: Design of a training protocol and a randomized controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Burggraaff, Marloes C ^a   Van Nispen, Ruth M A ^a   Melis Dankers, Bart J M ^b   Van Rens, Ger H M B ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Visio National Foundation for the Blind   (Netherlands)

^c ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; TELEVISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TELEVISION; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 77950574585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-62     Document Type: Article

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