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Prevalence and causes of visual impairment among older persons living in low-income old age homes in Durban, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Visual impairment (VI) increases with age and has been reported to be more prevalent among older adults living in old age homes than in the general population. AIM: To determine the prevalence and causes of VI among older adults living in low-income old age homes in Durban, South Africa....

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Autores principales: Mashige, Khathutshelo P., Ramklass, Serela S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7343950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32634010
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2159