A study on the awareness of cataract disease and treatment options in patients who need surgery in a rural area of Eastern China

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 544-550

  Zhou, J B ^a,b,c   Guan, H J ^b   Qu, Jia ^c   Yang, X J ^c   Peng, D ^c   Gu, H Y ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Baoshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cataract; Preventing blindness; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CATARACT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 50549094804     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800407     Document Type: Article

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