Screening for diabetic retinopathy in Denmark: the current status
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Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1395-3907,1600-0420
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00357.x