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Original Article

Normal values of visual acuity in children up to 13 years as assessed by the acuity card procedure

A. J.F. Schenk-Rootlieb Department of Child Neurology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht
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O. Van Nieuwenhuizen Department of Child Neurology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht
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J. Van Zoggel Department of Child Neurology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht
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Y. Vander Graaf Institute of Epidemiology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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J. Willemse Department of Child Neurology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht
Pages 155-163 | Accepted 02 Jun 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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