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Research Article

The association between cataract and mortality among older adults

Gerald McGwin Department of Epidemiology and International Health, School of Public Health,
,
Cynthia Owsley Section of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
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Scott Gauthreaux Center for Injury Sciences; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.Correspondence [email protected]
Pages 107-119 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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