Challenges in horizontal integration of eye care services into the pre-existing rural primary care structure: an operations research perspective from Nigeria

• Authors: Nkemdilim Ezisi Chinyere , Ikenna Eze Boniface , Okoye Obiekwe , Memnofu Chuka-Okosa Chimdi , Obinna Shiweobi Jude

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eye; rural health; primary care.

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 366-371

Contributors

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Nkemdilim Ezisi Chinyere

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Ikenna Eze Boniface

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Okoye Obiekwe

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Memnofu Chuka-Okosa Chimdi

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Obinna Shiweobi Jude

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