Can we meet the future demands for cataract surgery?

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kessel, Line ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79955034362     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01839.x     Document Type: Letter

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