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Prevalence of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Associated Factors in South Koreans: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Soa KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Su-Ho LimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea;Department of Ophthalmology, Daegu Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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Kyung Rim SungDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sung-Cheol YunDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Chan Yun KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ki Ho ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Soon Cheol ChaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Pages 298-302 | Received 15 Mar 2015, Accepted 03 Jul 2015, Published online: 04 May 2016

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