Improving contact lens compliance by explaining the benefits of compliant procedures

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 249-252

  McMonnies, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavior modification; Compliance; Contact lens; Instruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTACT LENS; EYE CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT NON COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SAFETY; SYMPTOM;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80052962808     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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