Geographical variation in certification rates of blindness and sight impairment in England, 2008-2009

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Malik, Aeesha N J ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a   Wormald, Richard ^a   Suleman, Mehrunisha ^b   Stratton, Irene ^c   Gray, J A Muir ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QIPP Right Care Programme   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CERTIFICATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84873162483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001496     Document Type: Article

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