Where are we in elimination of avoidable blindness after ten years of implementing 'VISION 2020 the Right to the sight' in Oman

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-74

  Khandekar, Rajiv ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

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EID: 84865597145     PISSN: 0974620X     EISSN: 09747842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.99366     Document Type: Editorial

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