Comparison between ophthalmologists and community health workers in screening of shallow anterior chamber with oblique flashlight test

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-52

  Nuriyah, Yusoh ^a   Ren, Xue Tao ^a   Jiang, Li ^a   Liu, Xi Pu ^a,b   Zou, Yan Hong ^a,b  

^a Sekwa Eye Hospital   (China)

^b FIRST HOSPITAL OF TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Oblique flashlight test; Shallow anterior chamber

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OBLIQUE FLASHLIGHT TEST; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 77952053742     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(10)60020-X     Document Type: Article

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