Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in Sichuan province of China

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-88

  Wei, Min ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Fan, Ying Chuan ^a   Pathai, Sophia ^b  

^a SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b ORBIS INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Blindness prevention; Low vision; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895134382     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2010.01.20     Document Type: Article

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