Screening for glaucoma

BMJ

Volumn 331, Issue 7517, 2005, Pages E376-

  Harris, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST;

GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 24944488907     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E376     Document Type: Article

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