The SKILL card test in optic neuritis: Experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 124-131

  Long, Danielle T ^a   Beck, Roy W ^a   Moke, Pamela S ^a   Clifford Blair, R ^a   Kip, Kevin E ^a   Gal, Robin L ^a   Katz, Barrett J ^b  

^a JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; High contrast visual acuity; Low contrast visual acuity; Optic neuritis; SKILL card

Indexed keywords

EID: 85081413738     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-200106000-00015     Document Type: Article

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