Changing patterns in global blindness: 1988-2008

Community Eye Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 67, 2008, Pages 37-39

  Foster, Allen ^a   Gilbert, Clare ^b,c   Johnson, Gordon ^b,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b International Centre for Eye Health   (United Kingdom)

^c SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55749105150     PISSN: 09536833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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