Childhood eye diseases in southwestern Nigeria: A tertiary hospital study

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 947-951

  Onakpoya, Oluwatoyin Helen ^a,b   Adeoye, Adenike Odunmorayo ^a  

^a Ophthalmology Unit   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Nigeria; Ocular trauma; Pediatric ocular disorders; Refractive errors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 70350525423     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001000003     Document Type: Article

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