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Research Article

Bias in self-reported family history and relationship to glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Paul Mitchell University of Sydney Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute (Centre for Vision Research), Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
,
Elena Rochtchina
,
Anne J. Lee
&
Jie Jin Wang
Pages 333-345 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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