Gender inequality in vision loss and eye diseases: Evidence from the Sultanate of Oman

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-449

  Khandekar, Rajiv ^a   Mohammed, A J ^b  

^a Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Blindness; Eye diseases; Gender; Oman

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TRACHOMA;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 70449377716     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.57153     Document Type: Article

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