Survey of childhood blindness and visual impairment in Botswana

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1365-1370

  Nallasamy, Sudha ^a   Anninger, William V ^a   Quinn, Graham E ^a   Kroener, Brian ^b   Zetola, Nicola M ^b   Nkomazana, Oathokwa ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNILATERAL BLINDNESS;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; BOTSWANA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 80053263993     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.189068     Document Type: Article

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