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Lost to follow-up: reasons and characteristics of patients undergoing corneal transplantation at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, East Africa

INTRODUCTION: corneal transplantation is a surgical procedure requiring consistent long-term follow-up to maximize the chance of graft survival. The purpose of this study was to explore patient characteristics and reasons for being lost to follow-up (LTFU). METHODS: a retrospective review of clinica...

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Autores principales: Ikpoh, Belinda Ijeoma, Kunselman, Allen, Stetter, Christy, Chen, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774654
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.95.19993