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Proportion, Causes and Associated Factors of Blindness Among Adult Patients Attending Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center in Ethiopia

PURPOSE: This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of blindness, identify causes and associated factors among adult patients who visited a Tertiary Eye Care Training Center in Gondar, Ethiopia. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was done at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Tr...

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Autores principales:	Tegegn, Melkamu Temeselew, Assaye, Aragaw Kegne, Mersha, Getasew Alemu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove 2021
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7936923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33688291 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S295626

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