Human resources and infrastructure for eye care in India: Current status

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Murthy, G V S ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev K ^a   Bachani, Damodar ^b   Tewari, H K ^a   John, Neena ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b National Consultant   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EYE DISEASES; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3042805291     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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