Validity of vision screening by school nurses in seven regions of Oman

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 528-536

  Khandekar, R ^a   Al Harby, S ^a   Abdulmajeed, T ^a   Helmi, S A ^b   Shuaili, I S ^c  

^a Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

^b School Health Department   (Oman)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; OMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL NURSING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 28444431961     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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