Impact of trichiasis surgery on physical functioning in Ethiopian patients: Star trial

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 850-857

  Wolle, Meraf A ^a   Cassard, Sandra D ^a   Gower, Emily W ^a   Munoz, Beatriz E ^a   Wang, Jiangxia ^a   Alemayehu, Wondu ^b   West, Sheila K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ORBIS INTERNATIONAL   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRICHIASIS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRICHIASIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79955097544     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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