Human resource development for vision 2020 in developing countries: A change from absolute numbers

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 820-825

  Adepoju, Feyi G ^a   Ayanniyi, Abdulkabir A ^b   Pam, Victoria ^c   Akanbi, Toyin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Human resources; Staff mix; Vision 2020

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIPLOMATE; EYE CARE; EYE CARE MANAGER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NIGERIA; NURSE; OPTHALMOLOGIST; OPTOMETRIST; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIONIST; RESIDENT; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDY DESIGN; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGEON;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80054123884     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2011.6434     Document Type: Review

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