Estimation of the Prevalence of Refractive Error in Kenya: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Purpose: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of uncorrected refractive error in Kenya. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of published papers extracted from PubMed and Google Scholar published between the years 2000-2022. A Boolean operator of "AND...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 152 - 157 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Optometric Extension Program
Oct2023
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