Cataract in rural Myanmar: Prevalence and risk factors from the meiktila eye study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1169-1174

  Athanasiov, P A ^a,d   Casson, R J ^a   Sullivan, T ^a   Newland, H S ^a   Shein, W K ^b   Muecke, J S ^a   Selva, D ^a   Aung, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Prevention of Blindness Program   (Myanmar)

^c Yangon Eye Hospital   (Myanmar)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATARACT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 51149084999     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.139725     Document Type: Article

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