A comparison of the causes of blindness certifications in England and Wales in working age adults (16-64 years), 1999-2000 with 2009-2010

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Liew, Gerald ^a,b   Michaelides, Michel ^a,c   Bunce, Catey ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CERTIFICATION; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; YOUNG ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON; WALES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATE MEDICINE; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WALES;

EID: 84896843397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004015     Document Type: Article

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