Prevalence and causes of severe visual impairment and blindness among children in the lorestan province of iran, using the key informant method

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Razavi, Hessom ^a   Kuper, Hannah ^a   Rezvan, Farhad ^b   Amelie, Khatere ^b   Mahboobi Pur, Hassan ^c   Oladi, Mohammad Reza ^d   Muhit, Mohammad ^a   Hashemi, Hassan ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Childhood blindness; Epidemiology; Iran; Key informant method; VISION 2020

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 77950112827     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286581003624954     Document Type: Article

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