Vision in athletes with intellectual disabilities: The need for improved eyecare

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 736-745

  Woodhouse, J M ^a   Adler, Paul ^a,b   Duignan, A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Ocular abnormality; Optometrists; Special olympics; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLEPHARITIS; CAREGIVER; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRABISMUS; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPORTS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 8344284351     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2004.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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