Eye care services for the populations of remote districts in eastern Taiwan: A practical framework using a Mobile Vision Van Unit

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Chen, N ^a   Hsieh, H P ^b   Tsai, R K ^a   Sheu, M M ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blindness prevention; Eye care; Mobile Vision Van Unit; Taiwan; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; VISION DISORDERS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; VISION DISORDERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959321558     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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