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Awareness of and Attitude towards Glaucoma among an Adult Rural Population of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria

PURPOSE: To obtain baseline data and assess the level of awareness and attitudes towards glaucoma among rural communities of Osun State, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a community-based study that involved interviews and descriptive cross-sectional analysis. Serial-recruitment was performe...

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Autores principales:	Isawumi, Michaeline A., Hassan, Mustapha B., Akinwusi, Patience O., Adebimpe, Olalekan W., Asekun-Olarinmoye, Esther O., Christopher, Alebiosu C., Adewole, Taiwo A.
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/PMC4005182/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24791109 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.129769

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