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Association between Age-related Cataract and Mortality in Sweden: A Long-term Population-based Follow-up Study

Curt EkströmDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jasper Grunditz UstrupDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
Pages 301-305 | Received 05 Jun 2020, Accepted 13 Oct 2020, Published online: 05 Nov 2020

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