Sampling survey of prevalence and cause of visual impairment in Shaanxi Province

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1412-1415

  Chu, Mei Fang ^a   Ai, Hua ^a   Peng, Jing ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Yang, Xin Guang ^a  

^a Fourth Hospital of Xi'an City   (China)

Author keywords

Blindness; Low vision; Prevalence rate; Sampling survey; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHINA; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; UVEA DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 48749105350     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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