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Posterior segment eye disease in sub-Saharan Africa: review of recent population-based studies

OBJECTIVE: To assess the burden of posterior segment eye diseases (PSEDs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: We reviewed published population-based data from SSA and other relevant populations on the leading PSED, specifically glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, a...

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Autores principales: Bastawrous, Andrew, Burgess, Philip I, Mahdi, Abdull M, Kyari, Fatima, Burton, Matthew J, Kuper, Hannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12276