Open AccessHealth-seeking behavior and the initial economic impact of patients with open globe injuries seeking treatment in a tertiary care center in India
Author(s) -
Meera Lakshmi Prajna,
Ankur Saxena,
Ashwin Krishna Balasubramanian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_3082_20
Subject(s) - medicine , outreach , tertiary care , eye care , observational study , trauma center , health care , family medicine , emergency medicine , optometry , surgery , retrospective cohort study , economics , economic growth , political science , law
The aim of this study was to assess the health-seeking behavior and the costs of primary treatment in the immediate aftermath of open globe trauma among patients seeking care at a tertiary eye care center in South India.