A randomized clinical trial to evaluate ready-made spectacles in an adult population in India

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 877-888

  Keay, Lisa ^a,b   Gandhi, Monica ^c   Brady, Christopher ^a   Ali, Ferhina S ^a   Mathur, Umang ^c   Munoz, Beatriz ^a   Friedman, David S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Dr Shroff Charity Eye Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Public health; Randomized clinical trial; Ready made spectacles; Refractive services; Uncorrected refractive error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFRACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SERVICE PROVISION; VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

EID: 77955757231     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp384     Document Type: Article

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