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Original Article

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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