Eliminating cataract blindness - How do we apply lessons from Asia to sub-Saharan Africa?

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 639-648

  Lewallen, S ^a   Thulasiraj, R D ^b  

^a Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

^b ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract; India; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainable health care; VISION 2020

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77958460522     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903539541     Document Type: Article

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