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RESEARCH REPORT

Psychosocial Adjustment to Visual Loss in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa

Dalbhir Jangra Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Anuradha Ganesh Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Anuradha Ganesh is currently with, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Robin Thackray Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Social Work, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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LaToya Austin Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Alissa Ulster Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Social Work, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Joanne Sutherland Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Alex V. Levin Department of Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 25-30 | Accepted 12 Oct 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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