Task shifting in primary eye care: How sensitive and specific are common signs and symptoms to predict conditions requiring referral to specialist eye personnel?

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Andriamanjato, Hery Harimanitra ^a   Mathenge, Wanjiku ^b   Kalua, Khumbo ^c,d   Courtright, Paul ^e,f   Lewallen, Susan ^e,f  

^a Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

^b Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology   (Rwanda)

^c Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Blindness; Ocular signs; Ocular symptoms; Primary eye care; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; DECISION MAKING; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AFRICA; DECISION MAKING; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84964693626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-S1-S3     Document Type: Article

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