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Prevalence, Causes, and Factors Associated with Visual Impairment and Blindness among Registered Pensioners in Ghana

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence, causes, and factors associated with presenting visual impairment and blindness among pensioners. DESIGN: A nationwide cross-sectional study. This study was part of the analysis on data obtained in the pensioners' medical survey conducted among members of th...

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Autores principales:	Nuertey, Benjamin D., Amissah-Arthur, Kwesi Nyan, Addai, Joyce, Adongo, Victor, Nuertey, Augustine D., Kabutey, Clement, Mensah, Isaac Asimadu, Biritwum, Richard Bekoe
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6800954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687194 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1717464

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