Quality of life after community-based rehabilitation for blind persons in a rural population of South India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-335

  Vijayakumar, Valaguru ^a   John, Rajesh K ^a,b   Datta, Dipankar ^a   Thulasiraj, Ravilla D ^a,b   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^a,b,c  

^a ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (India)

^c L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blindness; Community based rehabilitation; India; Quality of life; Rural

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 12244266503     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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