Comparison of two methods for composite score generation in dry eye syndrome

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6280-6286

  See, Craig ^a,b   Bilonick, Richard A ^c,d   Feuer, William ^b   Galor, Anat ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite score; Dry eye syndrome; Independent components analysis; Latent class analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE FACTOR SCORE; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR FILM; VASCULARIZATION;

COMPOSITE SCORE; DRY EYE SYNDROME; INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEARS; VETERANS;

EID: 84884556004     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12150     Document Type: Article

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