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Availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and uptake in Ghana: practitioners' perspectives

BACKGROUND: Provision and uptake of low vision services are essential. OBJECTIVE: To assess the availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and uptake in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana from the perspective of eye care practitioners. METHODS: A descriptive, quant...

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Autores principales:	Kyeremeh, Sylvester, Mashige, Khathutshelo P
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Makerere Medical School 2021
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568257/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795749 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.51

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