School based vision centers: Striving to optimize learning

Work

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-19

  Lyons, Stacy Ayn ^a   Johnson, Catherine ^a   Majzoub, Katherine ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b Prevent Blindness America   (United States)

Author keywords

eye care; Learning; pediatrics; school based health center; wellness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 79960773316     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1146     Document Type: Article

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