Understanding delay in accessing specialist emergency eye care in a developing country: Eye trauma in Tanzania

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-112

  Al Attas, Ahmed H ^a   Williams, Chris D ^b   Pitchforth, Emma L ^c   O'Callaghan, Chris O ^b   Lewallen, Susan ^d  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d Kilimanjaro Center for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Developing country; Eye injury; Primary medical care; Qualitative analysis; Therapy delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EYE CARE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 77950231659     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286580903453522     Document Type: Article

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