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Interventions to improve utilization of cataract surgical services by girls: Case studies from Asia and Africa

Priya Adhisesha ReddyAravind Eye Hospital and Post graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry, India;Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth A. KishikiKilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Moshi, TanzaniaView further author information
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Hari Bahadur ThapaLumbini Eye Institute, Bhairhawa, NepalView further author information
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Lisa DemersSeva Canada, Vancouver, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Robert GeneauKilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Ken BassettSeva Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-562XView further author information
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Pages 199-206 | Published online: 10 Nov 2017

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