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Original Article

Defining the Content for a New Quality of Life Questionnaire for Students with Low Vision (The Impact of Vision Impairment on Children: IVI_C)

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Pages 114-120 | Received 21 Jun 2007, Accepted 28 Oct 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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