Barriers to surgical intervention among blind and low vision children in Malawi

Visual Impairment Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-79

  Van Dijk, Karin ^a   Courtright, Paul ^b  

^a Christoffel Blindenmission   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0004422735     PISSN: 1388235X     EISSN: 17445167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/vimr.2.2.75.4425     Document Type: Article

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