The cost of vision loss in Canada. 2. Results

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-318

  Cruess, Alan F ^a   Gordon, Keith D ^b   Bellan, Lorne ^c   Mitchell, Scott ^d   Pezzullo, M Lynne ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian National Institute for the Blind   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Access Economics   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CATARACT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FINANCE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84455208660     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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