Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in a district in central India: the survey findings
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Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in India
BACKGROUND Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness provides valid estimates in a short period of time to assess the magnitude and causes of avoidable blindness. The study determined magnitude and causes of avoidable blindness in India in 2007 among the 50+ population. METHODS AND FINDINGS Sixteen randomly selected districts where blindness surveys were undertaken 7 to 10 years earlier were id...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2394-6040,2394-6032
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202993