Epidemiology of glaucoma in central Ethiopia

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1729-1733

  Alemu, Abiye Mulugeta ^a   Nelson, Lindsay A ^b   Kruft, Bonnie ^b   Stewart, Jeanette A ^c   Stewart, William C ^c,d  

^a Ras Desta Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^b Charleston Research Company LLC   (United States)

^c University of South Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethiopia; Glaucoma; Religion

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION;

EID: 54349115375     PISSN: 16725123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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