Childhood blindness: A UK epidemiological perspective

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1249-1253

  Rahi, J S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 35148890742     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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