American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 3 , Pages 505-511.e1 , March 2009

Visual Impairment and Its Impact on Health-related Quality of Life in Adolescents

  • Hwee-Bee Wong

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Hwee-Bee Wong, Health Services Research and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Health, 16 College Road, Singapore 169854, Republic of Singapore
    • ,
  • David Machin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Medical Statistics Group, School of Health and Related Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Say-Beng Tan

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Singapore Clinical Research Institute, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • ,
  • Tien-Yin Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • ,
  • Seang-Mei Saw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
    • Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

,Accepted 18 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.09.025

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 147, Issue 3 , Pages 505-511.e1 , March 2009

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