Persian version of the 25-item national eye institute visual functioning questionnaire (NEI-VFQ 39): A validation study

Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 5-14

  Asgari, Soheila ^a,b   Hashemi, Hassan ^a,c   Nedjat, Saharnaz ^b,d   Shahnazi, Ashkan ^b   Fotouhi, Akbar ^b  

^a NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire; Persian; Quality of Life; Reliability; Responsiveness; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053358785     PISSN: 17354153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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