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Research Article

A Population-based Study of Corneal Arcus and its Risk Factors in Iran

Hassan HashemiNoor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital TehranIran;Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences TehranIran
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Mehdi KhabazkhoobNoor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital TehranIran
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Mohammad Hassan EmamianShahroud University of Medical Sciences ShahroudIran
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Mohammad ShariatiDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences TehranIran
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Akbar FotouhiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences TehranIranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 339-344 | Received 03 Nov 2013, Accepted 15 Mar 2014, Published online: 13 Aug 2014

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