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Original Article

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness and Diabetic Retinopathy in Gilan Province, Iran

Marzieh KatibehCenter for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark;Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hassan BehboudiEye Research Center, Amiralmomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranView further author information
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Siamak MoradianOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Yousef AlizadehEye Research Center, Amiralmomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranView further author information
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Ramin BeiranvandOphthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Hamideh SabbaghiOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Hamid AhmadiehOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Pages 381-387 | Received 21 Sep 2016, Accepted 10 Mar 2017, Published online: 19 Apr 2017

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