Childhood visual impairment in England: A rising trend

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 378-380

  Mitry, Danny ^a   Bunce, Catey ^a,b   Wormald, Richard ^a,b   Bowman, Richard ^c,d,e  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REGISTRIES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84876294446     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-301970     Document Type: Article

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