Prevalence of blindness and low vision in North Central, Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 238-244

  Mansur Rabiu, M ^a  

^a National Eye Centre   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blindness; Kaduna; Low vision; Nigeria; Prevalence eye care programme

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION ERROR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; VISION, LOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249121719     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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