Comparative study on preventing avoidable blindness in China and in Nepal

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-283

  Yan, Lin ^a  

^a CHINA REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Prevention of blindness; Vision 2020

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; NEPAL; RURAL AREA; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947176536     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200702020-00004     Document Type: Article

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