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Original Article

Shorter Axial Length and Increased Astigmatic Refractive Error are Associated With Socio-Economic Deprivation in an Adult UK Cohort

Srini GoverdhanOphthalmology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Andrew W. FogartyDivision of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Clive OsmondMRC Epidemiology resource centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
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Alastair LockwoodOphthalmology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Luke AndersonOphthalmology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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James F. KirwanOphthalmology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 44-47 | Received 09 Oct 2009, Accepted 26 Sep 2010, Published online: 22 Nov 2010

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