Uptake of cataract surgery in Sava Region, Madagascar: Role of cataract case finders in acceptance of cataract surgery

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-111

  Razafinimpanana, Narivony ^a,b   Nkumbe, Henry ^b,c   Courtright, Paul ^d   Lewallen, Susan ^d  

^a SALFA Eye Clinic Sambava   (Madagascar)

^b SALFA Eye Project Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c CBM   (Madagascar)

^d Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cataract surgery; Madagascar; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION;

AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84863101501     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-012-9523-7     Document Type: Article

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