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Corneal transplantation at Tenwek Hospital, Kenya, East Africa: Analysis of outcomes and associated patient socioeconomic characteristics

PURPOSE: To review the graft survival rate, visual outcomes, and patient demographics of primary penetrating keratoplasty performed at Tenwek Hospital, a mission hospital in rural Kenya. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of the clinical records of patients who underwent primary penetrati...

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Autores principales:	Chen, Michael C., Kunselman, Allen R., Stetter, Christy M., Hannush, Sadeer B., Roberts, Benjamin W.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29077728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187026

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