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Impact of Visual Impairment and Blindness on Quality of Life of Patients in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

PURPOSE: This study sought to determine the quality of life (QOL) of patients with visual impairment in Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State, with a view to making recommendations for comprehensive management of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study c...

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Autores principales:	Ejiakor, Ifeoma, Achigbu, Eberechukwu, Onyia, Onyinye, Edema, Omolabake, Florence, U Nkwogu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6788310/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619898 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_256_18

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