Task shifting in primary eye care: how sensitive and specific are common signs and symptoms to predict conditions requiring referral to specialist eye personnel?

BACKGROUND: The inclusion of primary eye care (PEC) in the scope of services provided by general primary health care (PHC) workers is a ‘task shifting’ strategy to help increase access to eye care in Africa. PEC training, in theory, teaches PHC workers to recognize specific symptoms and signs and to...

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Autores principales: Andriamanjato, Hery Harimanitra, Mathenge, Wanjiku, Kalua, Khumbo, Courtright, Paul, Lewallen, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25860992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-S1-S3

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