Refractive error among school children in Jhapa, Nepal

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-55

  Shankar, Gauri Shresthaa ^a   Sujakhu, Digen ^b   Joshi, Purushottam ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b Mechi Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Children; Refractive errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860418124     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1888-4296(11)70041-3     Document Type: Article

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