Relationship between cataract severity and socioeconomic status

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 471-477

  Wesolosky, Jason D ^a   Rudnisky, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CATARACT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84896803694     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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