The National Blindness and Low Vision Prevalence Survey of bAngladesh: Research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-132

  Bourne, Rupert R A ^a   Dineen, Brendan ^a   Ali, Syed Modasser ^a   Noorul Huq, Deen Mohammed ^a   Johnson, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Blindness; Low vision; Pilot study methodology; Underdeveloped countries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANGLADESH; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION TESTS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036116168     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.9.2.119.1520     Document Type: Article

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