Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school children in a tropical area, Southeastern Iran

Objective: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors among primary school children in Zahedan District, Southeastern Iran, as a tropical area. Methods: In this cross sectional study, a total of 400 students were selected randomly using multi-stage sampling technique. Myopia was defined as sph...

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Main Authors: Monireh Mahjoob, Samira Heydarian, Jalil Nejati, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Nahid Ravandeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115002580