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Islay Mactaggart
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 65
Citations - 1186
Islay Mactaggart is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 53 publications receiving 502 citations.
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The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020.
Matthew J. Burton,Matthew J. Burton,Jacqueline Ramke,Jacqueline Ramke,Ana Patrícia Marques,Rupert R A Bourne,Rupert R A Bourne,Nathan Congdon,Nathan Congdon,Iain Jones,Brandon A M Ah Tong,Simon Arunga,Simon Arunga,Damodar Bachani,Covadonga Bascaran,Andrew Bastawrous,Karl Blanchet,Tasanee Braithwaite,Tasanee Braithwaite,John Buchan,John Buchan,John Cairns,Anasaini Cama,Margarida Chagunda,Chimgee Chuluunkhuu,Andrew Cooper,Jessica Crofts-Lawrence,William H. Dean,William H. Dean,Alastair K Denniston,Alastair K Denniston,Joshua R. Ehrlich,Paul M. Emerson,Jennifer R Evans,Kevin D. Frick,David S. Friedman,João M. Furtado,Gichangi M,Stephen Gichuhi,Suzanne Gilbert,Reeta Gurung,Esmael Habtamu,Peter Holland,Jost B. Jonas,Pearse A. Keane,Lisa Keay,Lisa Keay,Rohit C Khanna,Rohit C Khanna,Peng T. Khaw,Hannah Kuper,Fatima Kyari,Fatima Kyari,Van C. Lansingh,Islay Mactaggart,Milka Madaha Mafwiri,Wanjiku Mathenge,Ian McCormick,Priya Morjaria,L Mowatt,Debbie Muirhead,Debbie Muirhead,Gudlavalleti V S Murthy,Nyawira Mwangi,Nyawira Mwangi,Daksha B Patel,Tunde Peto,Babar Qureshi,Solange Rios Salomão,Virginia Sarah,Bernadetha R Shilio,Anthony W. Solomon,Bonnielin K. Swenor,Hugh R. Taylor,Ningli Wang,Aubrey Webson,Sheila K. West,Tien Yin Wong,Tien Yin Wong,Richard Wormald,Richard Wormald,Sumrana Yasmin,Mayinuer Yusufu,Juan Carlos Silva,Serge Resnikoff,Serge Resnikoff,Thulasiraj Ravilla,Clare Gilbert,Allen Foster,Hannah Faal +89 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined eye health as maximised vision, ocular health, and functional ability, thereby contributing to overall health and wellbeing, social inclusion, and quality of life.
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Measuring Disability in Population Based Surveys: The Interrelationship between Clinical Impairments and Reported Functional Limitations in Cameroon and India.
TL;DR: An all age population-based survey of disability in two areas: North-West Cameroon and Telangana State, India found tools to assess reported functional limitation alone are insufficient to identify all persons with participation restrictions and moderate or severe clinical impairments.
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Disability and social protection programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Lena Morgon Banks,Rachel Mearkle,Islay Mactaggart,Matthew Walsham,Hannah Kuper,Karl Blanchet +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically review the evidence on whether persons with disabilities in low and middle-income countries are adequately included in social protection programs, and assesses the financial and non-financial impacts of participation.
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Disability in post-earthquake Haiti: prevalence and inequality in access to services
Lisa Danquah,Sarah Polack,Aude Brus,Islay Mactaggart,Claire Perrin Houdon,Patrick Senia,Pierre Gallien,Hannah Kuper +7 more
TL;DR: A population-based prevalence survey of disability was undertaken in 2012 in Port-au-Prince region, which was at the centre of the earthquake in 2010, to compare the inclusion and living conditions of people with disabilities to those without disabilities.
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Assessing the prevalence of sensory and motor impairments in childhood in Bangladesh using key informants
Gudlavalleti V S Murthy,Islay Mactaggart,Muhit Mohammad,Johurul Islam,Christiane Noe,Aynul Islam Khan,Allen Foster +6 more
TL;DR: KIM offers a low cost and relatively rapid way to identify children with SVI, PI and epilepsy in Bangladesh, and HI is underestimated using KIM, requiring further research.