Optimization of a university cataract-patient care service in Campinas, Brazil

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-123

  Arieta, Carlos Eduardo Leite ^a,b   Kara José, Newton ^a   Carvalho Filho, Djalma Moreira ^a   Alves, Milton Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Health care optimization; Health service evaluation; Operational research; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032814357     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.2.113.1559     Document Type: Article

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