Titre du document / Document title
Why are new patients coming to the eye clinic ? An analysis of the relative frequencies of ophthalmic disease amongst new patients attending hospital eye clinics in two separate locations
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
CLAOUE C.
(1) ;
FOSS A.
(1) ;
DANIEL R.
(1) ;
COOLING B.
(1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) The Primary Care Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, ROYAUME-UNI
Résumé / Abstract
We have analysed 64 417 patient-attendances by 56 409 patients to a dedicated ophthalmic new patient service to assess the demographic and epidemiological parameters of this population. Forty-three point five per cent were male and 56.5% female. Nine per cent of patients were under 16 years of age while 27.5% were over 70 years. Comparison of patients attending an outreach new patient clinic with that at the main hospital showed that a higher proportion of patients under 16 years were seen at the outreach clinic (p<0.001), whereas the main clinic saw a higher proportion of patients in the 16-69 year age group (p<0.001).
Revue / Journal Title
Eye
ISSN 0950-222X
CODEN EYEEEC
Source / Source
1997, vol. 11 (6), pp. 865-868 (14 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, Basingstoke, ROYAUME-UNI
(1987)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Consultation ;
Clinic ;
Eye ;
Great Britain ;
Diagnosis ;
Epidemiology ;
Demography ;
Human ;
United Kingdom ;
Europe ;
Public health ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Consultation ;
Clinique ;
Oeil ;
Grande Bretagne ;
Diagnostic ;
Epidémiologie ;
Démographie ;
Homme ;
Royaume Uni ;
Europe ;
Santé publique ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Consulta ;
Clínica ;
Ojo ;
Gran Bretaña ;
Diagnóstico ;
Epidemiología ;
Demografía ;
Hombre ;
Reino Unido ;
Europa ;
Salud pública ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21076, 35400007747786.0190
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 2084619
