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The Sokoto Blind Beggars: Causes of Blindness and Barriers to Rehabilitation Services

PURPOSE: To determine the causes of blindness and the barriers to accessing rehabilitation services (RS) among blind street beggars (bsb) in Sokoto, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 202 bsb (VA < 3/60) using interviewer administered questionnaire. The causes of blindnes...

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Autores principales:	Balarabe, Aliyu Hamza, Mahmoud, Abdulraheem O., Ayanniyi, Abdulkabir Ayansiji
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24791106 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.129764

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