Epidemiology, aetiology and management of visual impairment in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 375-379

  Solebo, Ameenat Lola ^a,b   Rahi, Jugnoo ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

BLINDNESS/EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHILD; LOW/EPIDEMIOLOGY; VISION; VISION DISORDERS;

BLINDNESS; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84896494120     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303002     Document Type: Review

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