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Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Visual Impairment Among School-Age Children In Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Yosef Antehun Merrie1 Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Mebratu Mulusew Tegegne2 Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Minychil Bantihun Munaw2 Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Haile Woretaw Alemu2 Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6365-7208
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Pages 135-143 | Published online: 08 Nov 2019

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