Association of strength of religious adherence with attitudes regarding glaucoma or ocular hypertension

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-56

  Stewart, William C ^a   Sharpe, Elizabeth D ^c   Kristoffersen, Caroline J ^b   Nelson, Lindsay A ^b   Stewart, Jeanette A ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b Charleston Research Company LLC   (United States)

^c Glaucoma Consultants and Center for Eye Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Quality of life; Religion; Religious adherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRISTIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT;

AGED; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 77955532567     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000313986     Document Type: Article

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