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Research Article

The association of smokeless tobacco use and pack-years of smokeless tobacco with age-related macular degeneration in Indian population

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Pages 253-258 | Received 13 Jun 2016, Accepted 21 Nov 2016, Published online: 11 Jan 2017

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