Epidemiology of eye injuries in rural Tanzania

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Abraham, Deepa ^a   Vitale, Susan ^a   West, Sheila ^a   Isseme, I ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wilmer Eye Institute ^*

Author keywords

Eye injuries, Tanzania; Ocular trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE DISEASES; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TANZANIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032814605     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.2.85.1560     Document Type: Article

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