The role of community health centers in responding to disparities in visual health

Optometry

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 564-575

  Proser, Michelle ^a   Shin, Peter ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health services; Community health centers; Comprehensive eye and vision care; Health disparities; Medically underserved; Optometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; OPTOMETRY; POVERTY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MINORITY GROUPS; OPTOMETRY; POVERTY; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049106418     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2008.04.101     Document Type: Article

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