Psychological well-being in visually impaired and unimpaired individuals: A meta-analysis

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-45

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Pfeiffer, Jens P ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; meta analysis; psychological health; vision loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992802293     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619610389572     Document Type: Article

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