Results of a rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) in Eritrea

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 103-108

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Zerom, Mehari ^b   Limburg, Hans ^c   Ghebrat, Yohannes ^d   Meresie, Ghenet ^e   Fessahazion, Kahsai ^e   Beyene, Kibret ^f   Mathenge, Wanjiku ^a,c   Mebrahtu, Goitom ^b  

^a FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b Eritrea Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

^c International Center for Eye Health   (United Kingdom)

^d WHO Eritrea Country Office   (Eritrea)

^e Berhan Eyni Ophthalmic National Referral Hospitals   (Eritrea)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Blindness survey; Cataract outcomes; Cataract prevalence; Epidemiology; Eritrea; Prevalence of blindness; RAAB

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERITREA; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ASSESSMENT OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERITREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 79957825281     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.545932     Document Type: Article

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