Psychosocial adjustment in age related macular degeneration

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-146

  Stanford, Penelope ^a   Waterman, Heather ^a   Russell, Wanda B ^b   Harper, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; cognitive and rational emotional theory; grieving process; psychological adjustment; quality of life; visual loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992781329     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619609102216     Document Type: Article

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