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Cataract Surgery in Andhra Pradesh State, India: An Investigation into Uptake Following Outreach Screening Camps

Robert P. Finger Centre for International Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Germany
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Mohammed Ali Centre for International Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
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Jaya Earnest Centre for International Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
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Praveen K. Nirmalan LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; Family Health and Development Research Service Foundation, Hyderabad, India
Pages 327-332 | Received 29 Jan 2007, Accepted 28 May 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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