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ReviewEye (London, England)2019

Retinoblastoma in Asia.

Mukesh Jain, Duangnate Rojanaporn, Bhavna Chawla, Gangadhar Sundar, Lingam Gopal, Vikas Khetan

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mukesh JainShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, Tamil Nadu, India.
Duangnate RojanapornDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bhavna ChawlaDr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Gangadhar SundarRetinoblastoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, National University of, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Lingam GopalRetinoblastoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, National University of, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Vikas KhetanShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, Tamil Nadu, India. drvk@snmail.org.
National University Hospital · SGSankara Nethralaya · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INMahidol University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asia-Pacific region bears a significant global burden of retinoblastoma (RB), therefore understanding RB in Asia-Pacific region is important. Based on the year 2013 population estimates, 43% (3452 of 8099 children) of the global burden of RB lives in 6 countries of Asia-Pacific region: 1486 children in India, 1103 children in China, 277 children in Indonesia, 260 children in Pakistan, 184 children in Bangladesh, 142 children in Philippines. There exists a wide disparity, technological and socio-economical, within countries in this region resulting in a varied pattern of clinical presentation and survival varies. Challenges in developing nations are not just technological, but also social. Opportunities emerge for research to study and understand the socio-economical aspects of the disease to develop interventions that are relevant culturally and feasible economically. Possible steps include disease education and counselling, universal screening, highly subsidized/free of cost treatment for low socioeconomic strata, raising funds through the government and non-governmental organizations, sensitization and training of man-power in screening, diagnosis and treatment, and developing new specialized centers with tele-ophthalmology services.

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AsiaHumansMorbidityRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastoma

Identifiers

PMID30385881
PMCPMC6328585
OpenAlexW2899381837

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