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Original Article

Smoking and the Long-Term Incidence of Cataract: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Jennifer S. L. Tan Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Jie Jin Wang Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Christine Younan Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Robert G. Cumming Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Elena Rochtchina Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Paul Mitchell Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Pages 155-161 | Received 28 Jun 2007, Accepted 26 Oct 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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