Impact of dry eye on work productivity

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 307-312

  Yamada, Masakazu ^a   Mizuno, Yoshinobu ^a   Shigeyasu, Chika ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Dry eye; Presenteeism; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84930479433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CEOR.S36352     Document Type: Article

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