Delay in presentation to hospital for childhood cataract surgery in India
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Delay in presentation to hospital for surgery for congenital and developmental cataract in Tanzania.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0176-2