Translational Epidemiology in Ophthalmology: From Etiologic Research to Personalized Health Impact.
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Mohammad Kamran Ikram $ and Seang Mei Saw 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Yoo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 2 Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 3 Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 4 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Translational vision science & technology
دوره 1 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012