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Prevalence of myopia among primary school children in eastern Sydney§

Barbara M. Junghans *School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
, BOptom DipHEd PhD &
Sheila G. Crewther †School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
, MSc DipEd BOptom PhD
Pages 339-345 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 06 Jul 2003, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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