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Inequity in Access: Cataract Surgery Throughput of Chinese Ophthalmologists from the China National Eye Care Capacity and Resource Survey

Lei AnRehabilitation Administration Department, National Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Catherine Lingxue JanCenter for Brain and Cognitive Science, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China;Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Jingjing FengRehabilitation Administration Department, National Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Zhifeng WangSchool of public health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Leilei ZhanRehabilitation Administration Department, National Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Xiao XuRehabilitation Administration Department, National Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 29-38 | Received 02 Oct 2018, Accepted 07 Oct 2019, Published online: 21 Oct 2019

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