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Blindness and Low Vision in Cape Verde Islands: Results of a National Eye Survey

Jean François Schémann Institute of Research for Development, (IRD, UR24), Dakar, Senegal
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Francesca Inocencio Hospital Baptista de Sousa, Mindelo, Cape Verde
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Maria de Lourdes Monteiro Ministry of Health, Cape Verde
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Julio Andrade Hospital Agostino Neto, Praia, Cape Verde
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Alain Auzemery Institute of Tropical African Ophthalmology, Bamako, Mali
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Yves Guelfi French Embassy, Cape Verde
Pages 219-226 | Received 28 Nov 2005, Accepted 07 Mar 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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