Integrated model of primary and secondary eye care for underserved rural areas: The L v Prasad Eye Institute experience

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 396-400

  Rao, Gullapalli N ^a   Khanna, Rohit C ^a   Athota, Sashi Mohan ^a   Rajshekar, Varda ^a   Rani, Padmaja Kumari ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Comprehensive eye care; eye care model; pyramidal model

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BLINDNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SECONDARY CARE;

EID: 84866362933     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.100533     Document Type: Review

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