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Original Article

Sunlight-Related Factors and the 10-Year Incidence of Age-Related Maculopathy

Thuan Quoc Pham Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Elena Rochtchina Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Paul Mitchell Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Wayne Smith Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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Jie Jin Wang Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Pages 136-141 | Received 22 Jun 2006, Accepted 18 Feb 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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