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Low prevalence of retinopathy among Greenland Inuit

Trine Louise Jul Larsena Greenland Center of Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, GreenlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marit Eika Jørgensena Greenland Center of Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland;b Clinical Epidemiology Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark;c National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkView further author information
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Michael Lynge Pedersena Greenland Center of Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland;d Steno Diabetes Center Greenland, Nuuk, GreenlandView further author information
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Henrik Lund-Andersenb Clinical Epidemiology Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, DenmarkView further author information
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Marianne Valeriusb Clinical Epidemiology Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, DenmarkView further author information
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Ellen Juulb Clinical Epidemiology Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, DenmarkView further author information
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Stine Bybergb Clinical Epidemiology Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, DenmarkView further author information
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Article: 1938420 | Received 21 Jan 2021, Accepted 27 May 2021, Published online: 16 Jun 2021

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