The social and family dynamics behind the uptake of cataract surgery: Findings from Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1399-1402

  Geneau, Robert ^a   Lewallen, S ^a   Bronsard, A ^a   Paul, I ^a   Courtright, P ^a  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA;

AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA;

EID: 27344459166     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.075572     Document Type: Article

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