Predictors of poor follow-up in children that had cataract surgery

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 237-243

  Eriksen, John ^a   Bronsard, Annie ^b   Mosha, Mary ^b   Carmichael, Debbie ^c   Hall, Anthony ^c   Courtright, Paul ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d TUMAINI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Childhood cataract; Follow up; Gender; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33746835761     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580600672213     Document Type: Article

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