Cataract progression in India

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 896-900

  Srinivasan, M ^a   Rahmathullah, Rahim ^a   Blair, Clifford R ^b   Murphy, Aparna C ^b   Beck, Roy W ^b   Wilkins, John H ^c   Whitcher, John P ^d,e   Smolin, Gilbert ^d,e  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Devers Eye Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Deloris Lange Foundation for International Eye Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0030778809     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.10.896     Document Type: Article

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