The prevalence of Trachomatous Trichiasis in Oman (Oman Eye Study 2005)

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Khandekar, Rajiv ^a,b   Mohammed, Ali Jaffer ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

Author keywords

Blindness; Low Vision; Oman; Trachomatous Trichaisis; VISION 2020

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACHOMA; TRICHIASIS; VISION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLINDNESS; EYELASHES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRACHOMA;

EID: 36248935633     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580601160622     Document Type: Article

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