Association of vision loss andwork status in the united states

JAMA Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1239-1242

  Sherrod, Cheryl E ^a,b   Vitale, Susan ^c   Frick, Kevin D ^d   Ramulu, Pradeep Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908110438     PISSN: 21686165     EISSN: 21686173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.2213     Document Type: Article

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