Optometry in Developing Countries

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages E74-E77

  Minto, Hasan ^a  

^a SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EYE EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTOMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OPTOMETRY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 39849088552     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318165e4a4     Document Type: Editorial

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