Utilisation of eye care services in rural south India: The Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1237-1241

  Nirmalan, P K ^b,c   Katz, J ^d,e   Robin, A L ^a,d,f   Krishnadas, R ^c   Ramakrishnan, R ^c   Thulasiraj, R D ^b,c   Tielsch, J ^d,e  

^a Lake Falls Professional Building ^*  (United States)

^b ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^c ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EYE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REFRACTION ERROR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WORKER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 4744358136     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.042606     Document Type: Article

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