Evaluation of distribution of presbyopic correction through primary healthcare centres in Zanzibar, East Africa

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 783-787

  Laviers, Heidi ^a   Burhan, I ^b   Omar, F ^b   Jecha, H ^b   Gilbert, C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Eye Department   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; CHILD; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESBYOPIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; STAFF TRAINING; TANZANIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESBYOPIA; TANZANIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79956364736     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.186890     Document Type: Article

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