Barriers to the provision of clinical low-vision services among ophthalmologists in Nigeria

Visual Impairment Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Okoye, O Ike ^a   Aghaji, A E ^a   Umeh, R E ^a   Nwagbo, D F E ^a   Chuku, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Barriers; Low vision; Nigeria; Ophthalmologists; Services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 34248324324     PISSN: 1388235X     EISSN: 17445167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13882350701198702     Document Type: Article

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