An update on progress and the changing epidemiology of causes of childhood blindness worldwide

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 501-507

  Kong, Lingkun ^a   Fry, Melinda ^a   Al Samarraie, Mohannad ^a   Gilbert, Clare ^b   Steinkuller, Paul G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORNEA DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION OF VISUALLY DISABLED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; REGISTRIES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84870859098     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: 15283933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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