Living with nystagmus: A qualitative study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 981-986

  McLean, Rebecca Jane ^a   Windridge, Kate C ^a   Gottlob, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VISION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84862905383     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301183     Document Type: Article

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