Vision insurance, eye care visits, and vision impairment among working-age adults in the United States

JAMA Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-506

  Li, Yi Jhen ^a   Xirasagar, Sudha ^a   Pumkam, Chaiporn ^a   Krishnaswamy, Malavika ^b   Bennett, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84876232988     PISSN: 21686165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1165     Document Type: Article

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