Validation of a visual function and quality of life instrument in an urban indian population with uncorrected refractive error using rasch analysis

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 282-291

  Brady, Christopher J ^a,b   Keay, Lisa ^a,c   Villanti, Andrea ^d   Ali, Ferhina S ^a   Gandhi, Monica ^e   Massof, Robert W ^a   Friedman, David S ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DR SHROFF S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adults; India; Quality of life; Rasch analysis; Refractive error; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION STUDY; VISION;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77957314520     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.511756     Document Type: Article

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