Causes of blind certification in an Italian province and comparison with other European countries

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 161, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Cruciani, F ^a,b   Abdolrahimzadeh, S ^a   Vicari, A ^b   Amore, F M ^b   Di Pillo, S ^b   Mazzeo, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Blindness; Cataract; Diabetic retinopathy; Epidemiology; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CERTIFICATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISABILITY; EUROPE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; ITALY; PARTIAL BLINDNESS; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84888017763     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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