Causes and prevalence of non-vision impairing ocular conditions among a rural adult population in SW Uganda

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-48

  Kamali, Anatoli ^a,c   Whitworth, J A G ^a   Ruberantwari, A ^a   Mulwanyi, F ^d   Acakara, M ^d   Dolin, P ^b   Johnson, G ^b  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Med Res Prog on AIDS in Uganda   (Uganda)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Developing countries; Ocular morbidity; Population based survey; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UGANDA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATARACT; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UGANDA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032995953     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.1.41.1572     Document Type: Article

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