Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and cataract surgical services in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-94

  Habiyakire, Celestin ^a   Kabona, George ^a   Courtright, Paul ^b   Lewallen, Susan ^b  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Blindness; Cataract; Survey; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TANZANIA; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 77950147688     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286580903453514     Document Type: Article

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