Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demand
The idea for this theme was germinated by a member of the editorial committee who pointed out that “We know quite a lot about how to deliver cataract services, but not as much about how to deliver the patients”. In this issue, Tan cites a dramatic illustration from China showing the imbalance betwee...
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2006-12-01
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| description | The idea for this theme was germinated by a member of the editorial committee who pointed out that “We know quite a lot about how to deliver cataract services, but not as much about how to deliver the patients”. In this issue, Tan cites a dramatic illustration from China showing the imbalance between the provision and use of cataract services; a fully equipped department, with advanced technology and 24 ophthalmologists, performed less than 100 cataract operations in a year. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9809ec8dde418d9d9e16c2d1c245ae2022-12-22T00:12:55ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332006-12-0119605759Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demandVictoria FrancisThe idea for this theme was germinated by a member of the editorial committee who pointed out that “We know quite a lot about how to deliver cataract services, but not as much about how to deliver the patients”. In this issue, Tan cites a dramatic illustration from China showing the imbalance between the provision and use of cataract services; a fully equipped department, with advanced technology and 24 ophthalmologists, performed less than 100 cataract operations in a year.http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/19/jceh_19_60_057.htmlCost of IllnessSocioeconomic FactorsCataractHealth Services Needs and Demand |
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| title | Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demand |
| title_full | Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demand |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demand |
| title_short | Cataract services: increasing utilisation and creating demand |
| title_sort | cataract services increasing utilisation and creating demand |
| topic | Cost of Illness Socioeconomic Factors Cataract Health Services Needs and Demand |
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