Mental health of people with retinitis Pigmentosa

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 488-493

  Kim, Sarah ^a   Shin, Dong Wook ^b   An, Ah Reum ^b   Lee, Choong Hyung ^b   Park, Jong Hyock ^c,d   Park, Jong Heon ^e   Oh, Moo Kyung ^e   Hwang, Soo Hee ^e   Kim, Yoon ^e   Cho, Belong ^b   Lee, Hyun Ki ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Korea Retinitis Pigmentosa Society   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

depression; mental health; retinitis pigmentosa; stress; visual impairment; young

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; YOUNG;

DISEASES; STRESSES; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOUTH KOREA; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876823437     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31828dee0a     Document Type: Article

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