Mid-level cadre providing eye care in the context of Vision 2020

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1291, 2009, Pages 77-88

  du Toit, Rènée ^a   Brian, Garry ^a  

^a Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EYE CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EYE DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

BLINDNESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EYE DISEASES; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 63249110603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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