Prevalence of eye diseases in primary school children in a rural area of Tanzania

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1291-1297

  Wedner, S H ^a   Ross, D A ^a,b   Balira, R ^b   Kaji, L ^c   Foster, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL STATUS; STRABISMUS; STUDENT; TANZANIA; TEACHER; TRACHOMA; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EYE DISEASES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; TANZANIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033759537     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.11.1291     Document Type: Article

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