Eye care provision in the developing world: A regional perspective

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-298

  Le Mesurier, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEW ZEALAND; ONCHOCERCIASIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; REFRACTION ERROR; TELEMEDICINE; TRACHOMA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33746503082     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01246.x     Document Type: Editorial

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