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Disparity in Prevalence of Self-Reported Visual Impairment in Older Adults Among U.S. Race-Ethnic Subgroups

Byron L. Lam Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
, MD,
David J. Lee Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
, PhD,
D. Diane Zheng Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
,
Evelyn P. Davila Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
,
Sharon L. Christ Chapel Hill Odum Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
&
Kristopher L. Arheart Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Pages 144-150 | Received 27 May 2008, Accepted 19 Dec 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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