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The burden of ocular morbidities among elderly patients visiting a district healthcare facility in Malawi: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: The population of older adults is growing dramatically. Sadly, this populace is highly prone to develop various ocular morbidities, which if left unattended can lead to blindness. AIM: To determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among older adults at a secondary hospital in Malaw...

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Autores principales:	Banda, Owen, Mzumara, Thokozani, Ogbonna, Grace
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10233365/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37275671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1304

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