Gender issues in a cataract surgical population in South India

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-101

  Joseph, Sanil ^a   Ravilla, Thulasiraj ^a   Bassett, Ken ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Gender and blindness; Gender issues; Hospital based population; India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84875350101     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2013.766756     Document Type: Article

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