Rapid assessment of cataract surgical services in Birnin-Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State, Nigeria

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 359-365

  Rabiu, Muhammad Mansur ^a   Muhammed, Nasiru ^b  

^a National Eye Centre   (Nigeria)

^b Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cataract; Nigeria; Services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SENESCENCE; VISION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57449083482     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802399078     Document Type: Article

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