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Self-reported cataracts in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic and health related factors

BACKGROUND: Changes in function of sensory organs with increasing age have significant impact on health and wellbeing of older persons. This paper describes cataract, a chronic eye condition, self-reported among older adults in Ghana and the need for improving access to eye care services. METHODS: T...

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Autores principales:	Yawson, Alfred E, Ackuaku-Dogbe, Edith M, Seneadza, Nana A Hagan, Mensah, George, Minicuci, Nadia, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, Kowal, Paul, Biritwum, Richard B
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4165902/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25216928 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-949

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