Preventing corneal blindness: working with communities
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1 Primary prevention: Actions or interventions taken to prevent the onset of disease 2 Secondary prevention: Actions taken to prevent complications and/or the development of visual disability due to an existing disease 3 tertiary prevention: After the immediate problem has been addressed by surgery or other treatment, actions to restore function or reduce existing disability from disease complications, i.e. corneal transplantation (see page 44).
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دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009