Blindness Caused by Diabetes - Massachusetts, 1987-1994

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 43, 1996, Pages 937-941

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ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030294256     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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