Magnitude and determinants of refractive error in Omani school children

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1388-1393

  Khandekar, Rajiv B ^a   Abdu Helmi, Sahar ^b  

^a Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYOPIA; OMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFRACTION ERROR; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRABISMUS; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; ODDS RATIO; OMAN; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 7244234455     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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