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Evaluation of E-optotypes as a screening test and the prevalence and causes of visual loss in a rural population in SW Uganda

S.M. Mbulaiteye Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe
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B.C. Reeves Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe
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A. Karabalinde International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College of London, London, U.K.
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A. Ruberantwari Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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F. Mulwanyi Eye Department, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda;
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J.A.G. Whitworth Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe
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G.J. Johnson Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe
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Pages 251-262 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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