Advice about diet and smoking for people with or at risk of age-related macular degeneration: A cross-sectional survey of eye care professionals in the UK

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lawrenson, John G ^a   Evans, Jennifer R ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Lifestyle modification; Nutrition; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84878682320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-564     Document Type: Article

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