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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Assessing the Natural Course of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Population-Based Study in Kinmen, Taiwan

Tao-Hsin Tung Community Medicine Research Center & Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shih-Jen Chen Community Medicine Research Center & Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hui-Chuan Shih Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Military General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Pesus Chou Community Medicine Research Center & Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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An-Fei Li Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mong-Ping Shyong Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Feng-Li Lee Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jorn-Hon Liu Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pages 327-333 | Received 07 Feb 2006, Accepted 22 May 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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