Glaucoma after pediatric cataract surgery in a population with limited access to care

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-162

  Baden, Craig ^a,b   Shija, Fortunate ^b   Lewallen, Susan ^b   Courtright, Paul ^b   Hall, Anthony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84876945399     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: 15283933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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