A field test of web-Based screening for dry eye disease to enhance awareness of eye problems among general internet users: A latent strategy to promote health

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kawashima, Motoko ^a   Uchino, Miki ^a,b   Kawazoe, Takashi ^c   Kamiyashiki, Masaaki ^c   Sano, Kokoro ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Ryogoku Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c Carepro Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Health care; Internet; Questionnaire; Schirmer test; Screening; Tears; Web

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DRY EYE; HEALTH CARE; LACRIMAL FLUID; SCHIRMER TEST; SCREENING; WEB;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

DRY EYE; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIRMER TEST; SCREENING; TEARS; WEB;

EID: 84887756522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2198     Document Type: Article

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