Gender and blindness: A meta-analysis of population-based prevalence surveys

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-56

  Abou Gareeb, I ^a   Lewallen, S ^a   Bassett, K ^a   Courtright, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blindness prevalence; Gender; Meta analysis; Population based studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0035036220     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.8.1.39.1540     Document Type: Article

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