Cataract surgical coverage remains lower in women

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-298

  Lewallen, S ^a,d   Mousa, A ^b   Bassett, K ^c   Courtright, P ^a  

^a TUMAINI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

^b Al Noor Magrabi Foundation   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 61749103746     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.140301     Document Type: Article

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