Availability of evidence on cataract in low/middle-income settings: A review of reviews using evidence gap maps approach

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1455-1460

  Virendrakumar, Bhavisha ^a   Jolley, Emma ^a   Gordon, Iris ^b   Bascaran, Cova ^b   Schmidt, Elena ^a  

^a SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Eye (Globe); Field of vision; Vision

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CATARACT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POVERTY;

EID: 84973402616     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-308156     Document Type: Review

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