Retinal detachment in developing countries

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 353-358

  Yorston, D ^a   Jalali, S ^b  

^a Kikuyu Eye Unit   (Kenya)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Africa; Blindness; India; Kenya; Outcomes; Retinal detachment; Risk factors; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EYE SURGERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORTH AMERICA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

EID: 0036327399     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700188     Document Type: Article

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