Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Ramke, Jacqueline ^a   Welch, Vivian ^b   Blignault, Ilse ^c   Gilbert, Clare ^d   Petkovic, Jennifer ^b   Blanchet, Karl ^d   Christensen, Robin ^e   Zwi, Anthony B ^a   Tugwell, Peter ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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

^e Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 85032947190     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011307     Document Type: Article

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