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Original Article

Ten-Year Incidence Rates of Age-Related Cataract in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS): AREDS Report No. 33

Euna KooClinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MDUSA
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Jessica R. ChangNeurobiology, Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MDUSA
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Elvira AgrónClinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MDUSA
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Traci E. ClemonsEMMES Corporation Rockville, MDUSA
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Robert D. SperdutoEMMES Corporation Rockville, MDUSA
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Frederick L. Ferris IIIClinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MDUSA
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Emily Y. ChewClinical Trials Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MDUSACorrespondence[email protected]
& and the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group show all
Pages 71-81 | Received 21 Apr 2012, Accepted 02 Aug 2012, Published online: 19 Mar 2013

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