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The Sivaganga Eye Survey: I. Blindness and cataract surgery

R.D. Thulasiraj Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
,
Raheem Rahamathulla Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
,
A. Saraswati Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
,
S. Selvaraj Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
&
Leon B. Ellwein National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Pages 299-312 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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