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Glaucoma, “the silent thief of sight”: patients’ perspectives and health seeking behaviour in Bauchi, northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, glaucoma has a high prevalence and is the second cause of blindness among adults after cataract. People with glaucoma frequently present very late with advanced disease, and acceptance of and adherence to treatment is low. The purpose of the study was to explore how patients’...
Autores principales: | Abdull, Mohammed Mahdi, Chandler, Clare, Gilbert, Clare |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27102524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0220-6 |
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