Survey of cataract among the people aged 50 years and older in a rural area of Harbin

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1460-1463

  Li, Zhi Jian ^a   Cui, Hao ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Zhang, Li Qiong ^a   Li, Bin ^b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Health Inspection Department of Shuangcheng City   (China)

Author keywords

Cataract; Population in rural area; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; STANDARD;

EID: 36048960701     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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