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Systematic review and meta-analysis of myopia prevalence in African school children

PURPOSE: Increased prevalence of myopia is a major public health challenge worldwide, including in Africa. While previous studies have shown an increasing prevalence in Africa, there is no collective review of evidence on the magnitude of myopia in African school children. Hence, this study reviews...

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Autores principales:	Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Godwin, Osuagwu, Uchechukwu L., Ekpenyong, Bernadine N., Agho, Kingsley, Ekure, Edgar, Ndep, Antor O., Ocansey, Stephen, Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy, Naidoo, Kovin Shunmugan, Ogbuehi, Kelechi C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8812871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35113922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263335

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