Barriers to the uptake of cataract surgery

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 218-220

  Johnson, J G ^a   Sen, V Goode ^b   Faal, H ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Eye Care Programme of the Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

^c Programme Coordinator of the National Eye Care Programme of the Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; COST; GAMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GAMBIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031665373     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559802800410     Document Type: Article

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