American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 330-340 , 1 February 2010

Reliability and Validity of Abbreviated Surveys Derived from the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

  • Gergana Kodjebacheva

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • Anne L. Coleman

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Anne L. Coleman, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7004
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  • Kristine E. Ensrud

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Jane A. Cauley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Fei Yu

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • Katie L. Stone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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  • Kathryn L. Pedula

      Affiliations

    • The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Marc C. Hochberg

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Carol M. Mangione

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00721-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.09.008

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 330-340 , 1 February 2010

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