Understanding barriers to cataract surgery among older persons in rural China through focus groups

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 179-186

  Zhang, Mingzhi ^a   Wu, Xuefen ^a   Li, Liping ^b   Huang, Yuqiang ^a   Wang, Geng ^a   Lam, Jasmine ^c   Lam, Dennis S C ^c   Gao, Yang ^c   Griffiths, Sian ^c   Congdon, Nathan ^a,d  

^a Shantou University Medical College   (China)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Barriers; Cataract; China; Focus group; New Cooperative Medical Scheme; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79960803738     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.580884     Document Type: Article

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