Eye diseases in children in Southern Jordan

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-156

  Maaita, Jamal F ^a   Sunna, Linna F ^a   Al Madani, Mousa V ^a   Horrani, Suhair M ^a  

^a Prince Ali Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EYE DISEASE; EYE MALFORMATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; JORDAN; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038415758     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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