Prevalence of non-vision-impairing conditions in a village in Chakwal district, Punjab, Pakistan

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-426

  Hussain, Arif ^a   Awan, Haroon ^b   Khan, Mohammed Daud ^c  

^a Munawwar Memorial Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

^c Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Cross sectional study; Non vision impairing conditions; Pakistan; Primary eye care; Punjab

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DACRYOCYSTITIS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON VISION IMPAIRING CONDITION; PAKISTAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZATION; REFRACTION ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION; VISION TESTS;

EID: 11844298951     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580490888799     Document Type: Article

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