A Layered Approach to Raising Public Awareness of Macular Degeneration in Australia.
Between 2007 and 2011, the Australian Macular Degeneration Foundation conducted a multifaceted campaign to increase public awareness of macular degeneration. Regular national polls conducted by an independent social research company have shown that awareness of macular degeneration increased from 47...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 102; no. 9; pp. 1655 - 1660 |
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American Public Health Association
Sep2012
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