Cataract surgery: One or both eyes?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1279-1280

  Desai, Parul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL INDICATOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84867056887     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-301733     Document Type: Editorial

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