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Original Article

Personal Costs of Visual Impairment by Different Eye Diseases and Severity of Visual Loss

Elaine Y.H. Wong Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, Melbourne, Australia
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Shiao-Lan Chou Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, Melbourne, Australia; School of Commerce, Division of Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Ecosse L. Lamoureux Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, Melbourne, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia
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Jill E. Keeffe Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, Melbourne, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia
Pages 339-344 | Received 29 Oct 2007, Accepted 23 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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