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Original Article

Myopigenic Activity Change and Its Risk Factors in Urban Students in Beijing: Three-Year Report of Beijing Myopia Progression Study

Zhong LinThe Affiliated Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaView further author information
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Balamurali VasudevanCollege of Optometry, Mid-Western University, Glendale, AZ, USAView further author information
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Kenneth J. CiuffredaDepartment of Biological and Vision Sciences, SUNY College of Optometry, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Hong Jia ZhouThe Affiliated Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaView further author information
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Guang Yun MaoThe Affiliated Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China;School of Environmental Science & Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaView further author information
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Ning Li WangBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yuan Bo LiangThe Affiliated Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China;Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University, Belfast, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 388-393 | Received 27 Nov 2016, Accepted 10 Mar 2017, Published online: 20 Apr 2017

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