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Glaucoma awareness, knowledge, perception of risk and eye screening behaviour among residents of Abokobi, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Although glaucoma is the lead cause of irreversible blindness globally, the condition shows no signs or symptoms until later stages. Knowledge about the disease is known to influence utilization of eye screening services. This study aimed at understanding knowledge and perception of risk...

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Autores principales: De-Gaulle, Virtue Fiawokome, Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0376-0