Blindness and low vision in Germany 1993-2009

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-7

  Wolfram, Christian ^a   Pfeiffer, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Blindness; Demography; Germany; Low vision; Population health; Prevalence; Time trend; Visual handicap; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856592036     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.628136     Document Type: Article

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