Psychosocial interventions in age-related macular degeneration

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-196

  Casten, Robin J ^a   Rovner, Barry W ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; depression; function; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349269263     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469899.2.2.191     Document Type: Article

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