Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in Bangladesh: a study of 1935 children.

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Published in Br J Ophthalmol on March 14, 2007

Authors

M A Muhit1, S P Shah, C E Gilbert, A Foster

Author Affiliations

1: International Centre for Eye Health, Clinical Research Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK. Mohammad.Muhit@Lshtm.ac.uk

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