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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 21, 2014 - Issue 3: Cataract Surgery Barriers and Surgical Outcomes in the Developing World
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Reasons for Refusing Cataract Surgery in Illiterate Individuals in a Tribal Area of Andhra Pradesh, India

Vilas KovaiPublic Health Division, Brien Holden Vision Institute SydneyAustralia;International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute HyderabadIndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. V. M. PrasadaraoCommunity Health Nutritional Cluster, Palakonda, Srikakulam District Andhra PradeshIndia;School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales SydneyAustralia
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Prakash PaudelPublic Health Division, Brien Holden Vision Institute SydneyAustralia
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Fiona StapletonPublic Health Division, Brien Holden Vision Institute SydneyAustralia;School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales SydneyAustralia
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David WilsonPublic Health Division, Brien Holden Vision Institute SydneyAustralia;School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales SydneyAustralia
Pages 144-152 | Received 02 Jan 2013, Accepted 04 Jan 2014, Published online: 17 Apr 2014

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