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Original Article

Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Vision Loss among AIDS-Related Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Patients in Southern Thailand

Wantanee SittivarakulDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD &
Usanee SeepongphunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
, MD
Pages 82-89 | Received 23 Oct 2016, Accepted 12 Jan 2017, Published online: 21 Mar 2017

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