Tackling the greatest challenge in cataract surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1073-1074

  Chang, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; NEPAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 24044488926     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.068213     Document Type: Editorial

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