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Prevalence and Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairment Among the Elderly in Rural Southern Harbin, China

Zhijian Li Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Hao Cui Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Ping Liu Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Liqiong Zhang Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Hongbin Yang Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Lu Zhang Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
Pages 334-338 | Received 13 Oct 2007, Accepted 23 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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