Estimates of the number of older people with a visual impairment in the UK

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-215

  Charles, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; gender; population estimates; prevalence estimates; registration; visual acuity; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992885644     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619607079793     Document Type: Article

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