The need for a revised approach to epidemiological monitoring of the prevalence of visual impairment

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 99-102

  Kempen, John H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ASSESSMENT OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS; REVIEW; VISION TEST;

BLINDNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79957834875     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.588908     Document Type: Review

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