Improving detection of blindness in childhood: The British childhood vision impairment study

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Rahi, Jugnoo S ^a,b   Cumberland, Phillippa M ^a   Peckham, Catherine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood blindness; Childhood vision screening; Ophthalmic surveillance; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION, LOW;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; VISION SCREENING; VISION, LOW;

EID: 77957707324     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0498     Document Type: Article

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