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Research Article

Cataract blindness in Paraguay – results of a national survey

Rainald Duerksen Programa Vision
,
Hans Limburg Facultad de Medicina, Asuncion, Paraguay
,
Jorge E. Carron Prevention of Blindness and Deafness, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
&
Allen Foster International Centre for Eye Health, Department of Infectious Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.Correspondence [email protected]
Pages 349-357 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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