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Original Article

Cataract Blindness and Surgery 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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Liqiong Zhang 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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Hongbin Yang Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
Pages 78-83 | Received 08 Jul 2008, Accepted 01 Oct 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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