Socioeconomic disparities in cataract surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Desai, Neal ^a   Copeland, Robert A ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cataract; disparity; race; sex; socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

AGING; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84871795996     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32835a93da     Document Type: Review

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