Using key informants to estimate prevalence of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in Cross River State, Nigeria

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-384

  Duke, Roseline ^a   Otong, Eyoawan ^a   Iso, Maureen ^a   Okorie, Uche ^a   Ekwe, Asuquo ^b   Courtright, Paul ^c   Lewallen, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROXY; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84883462823     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: 15283933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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