The Prevalence and Risk Indicators of Uncorrected Refractive Error and Unmet Refractive Need in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1814