Barriers to clinical uptake of tear osmolarity measurements

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-344

  Khanal, Santosh ^a   Millar, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; OSMOLARITY; OSMOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857092561     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2011.202754     Document Type: Article

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