An estimation of the worldwide economic and health burden of visual impairment

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 465-481

  Gordois, Adam ^a   Cutler, Henry ^a   Pezzullo, Lynne ^a   Gordon, Keith ^b   Cruess, Alan ^c   Winyard, Steve ^d   Hamilton, Wanda ^d   Chua, Kathleen ^a  

^a Access Economics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Canadian National Institute for the Blind   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Royal National Institute of Blind People   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burden of illness; cost analysis; epidemiology; prevalence; vision loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; VISION DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84859640852     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.634815     Document Type: Article

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