Visual impairment, optical correction, and their impact on activity limitations in elderly persons: the POLA study.

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  • Vincent Daien
  • Karine Pérès
  • Max Villain
  • Alain Colvez
  • Cécile Delcourt
  • Isabelle Carrière
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of internal medicine

دوره 171 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011