Prevalence and causes of blindness in children in Vietnam

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 355-361

  Limburg, Hans ^a   Gilbert, Clare ^a   Hon, Do Nhu ^b   Dung, Nguyen Chi ^b   Hoang, Tran Huy ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology   (Viet Nam)

^c Ho Chi Minh Hospital   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA DISEASE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VIET NAM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIETNAM; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84856526280     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.07.037     Document Type: Article

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