Socioeconomic factors and vision health in Canada;Les facteurs socioéconomiques et la santé visuelle au Canada

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-442

  Sit, Arthur J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 77957374288     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i10-084     Document Type: Editorial

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