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Prevalence and incidence of age-related cataract in a population sample from Priverno, Italy

C. Cedrone 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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F. Culasso Chair of Medical Statistics, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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M. Cesareo 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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R. Mancino 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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F. Ricci 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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G. Cupo 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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L. Cerulli 1Chair of Physiopathological Optics, Dept. of Biopathology Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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Pages 95-103 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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