Knowledge and attitudes about corneal ulceration among residents in a county of Shandong Province, China

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 248-254

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Wu, Xinyi ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attitude; Corneal trauma; Corneal ulcer; Health education; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; CHINA; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; CHINA; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880552829     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2013.809126     Document Type: Article

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