Meeting the need for childhood cataract surgical services in Madagascar

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-184

  Nkumbe, Henry ^a   Randrianotahina, Herinjanahary ^b  

^a SALFA Eye Project Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^b Salfa Eye Clinic   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Africa; childhood cataract; childhood cataract surgical rate; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80155201451     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.86058     Document Type: Article

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