The Kariapatti pediatric eye evaluation project: Baseline ophthalmic data of children aged 15 years or younger in Southern India

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 703-709

  Nirmalan, Praveen K ^a   Vijayalakshmi, Perumalsamy ^a   Sheeladevi, Sethu ^b   Kothari, Mihir B ^a   Sundaresan, Kannan ^a   Rahmathullah, Lakshmi ^c  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b Madurai   (India)

^c Aravind Centre for Women Children and Community Health   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; STRABISMUS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0141458861     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00421-5     Document Type: Article

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