A cross-sectional analysis of U.S. contact lens user demographics

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 839-848

  Swanson, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

contact lens; demographic; NHANES; prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE; CROSS SECTION; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DATA FILES; DEMOGRAPHIC; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS; LARGE POPULATION; MEDICAL CLINICS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NHANES; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE CORRECTION; REFRACTIVE ERROR; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; UNIVARIATE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CONTACT LENSES; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HEALTH INSURANCE; LIGHT REFRACTION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861836171     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318255da45     Document Type: Article

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