Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 526-530

  Kello, Amir Bedri ^a   Gilbert, C ^b  

^a Christoffel Blindenmission AROE/II   (Ethiopia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APHAKIA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; UVEA DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; UVEITIS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0038070225     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.526     Document Type: Review

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