Visual function and postoperative care after cataract surgery in rural China: Study of cataract outcomes and up-take of services (SCOUTS) in the caring is hip project, report 2

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1546-1552

  Congdon, Nathan G ^a,b   Rao, Srinivas K ^a,b   Zhao, Xiaqing ^b   Wang, Weizhao ^c   Choi, Kai ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Sanrao Village Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36148956704     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.11.eeb70014     Document Type: Article

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