Improving postoperative follow-up of children receiving surgery for congenital or developmental cataracts in Africa

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-282

  Kishiki, Elizabeth ^a   Shirima, Sylvia ^a   Lewallen, Susan ^a   Courtright, Paul ^a  

^a Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CONGENITAL CATARACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES;

ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TANZANIA; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 67449084267     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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