Global burden of disease and visual impairment

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9533, 2006, Pages 365-

  Chiang, PPC ^a   Keeffe, JE ^a   Le Mesurier, RT ^a   Taylor, HR ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CATARACT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33746272210     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69105-8     Document Type: Letter

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