Caution needed when examining certificate of vision impairment rates: The new public health indicator

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 892-

  Rees, A ^a   Bunce, C ^a   Patel, P ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

CERTIFICATE OF VISION IMPAIRMENT RATE; CERTIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84880300876     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.82     Document Type: Letter

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