A qualitative investigation into patients' views on visual field testing for glaucoma monitoring

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Glen, Fiona C ^a   Baker, Helen ^a   Crabb, David P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIMETRY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL FIELD TESTS;

EID: 84892846203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003996     Document Type: Article

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