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Original Article

Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Brazilian Population: The Botucatu Eye Study

Silvana Artioli Schellini Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista,– São Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Shane R. Durkin South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Erika Hoyama Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista,– São Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Flavio Hirai Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista,– São Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ricardo Cordeiro Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista,– São Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Robert J. Casson South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Dinesh Selva South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Carlos Roberto Padovani Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista,– São Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Pages 90-97 | Received 26 Nov 2008, Accepted 03 Dec 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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