Eye disease and care at hospital clinics in Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 627-634

  Ramke, Jacqueline ^a,b   Brian, Garry ^a,b,c   du Toit, Renee ^a,b  

^a International Centre for Eyecare Education   (Australia)

^b Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cook Islands; Fiji; Refractive error; Samoa; Tonga

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOK ISLANDS; CORNEA OPACITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FIJI; GENDER; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PTERYGIUM; REFRACTION ERROR; SAMOA; TONGA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLINDNESS; EYE DISEASES; FIJI; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNESIA; SAMOA; TONGA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34848847185     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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