The sight test fee Potential to spread alarm

The authors' claims to have shown a shortfall in actual compared with predicted referral rates must therefore be in doubt, and their more dramatic suggestion of "an increased prevalence of preventable blindness" is unproved, with the potential to spread alarm.

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Published in:BMJ 1994-11, Vol.309 (6965), p.1370-1370
Main Author: Phillips, K D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidence intervals
Glaucoma - diagnosis
Humans
Letter
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
United Kingdom
Vision Tests - economics
Vision Tests - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:The authors' claims to have shown a shortfall in actual compared with predicted referral rates must therefore be in doubt, and their more dramatic suggestion of "an increased prevalence of preventable blindness" is unproved, with the potential to spread alarm.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.309.6965.1370b