Awareness of eye diseases and risk factors: Identifying needs for health education and promotion in Canada

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 617-623

  Noertjojo, Kukuh ^a   Maberley, David ^a   Bassett, Ken ^a   Courtright, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Awareness; Canada; Ethnicity; Eye diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CATARACT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLAUCOMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33750403858     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80035-9     Document Type: Article

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