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Comment
. 2003 Jun 28;326(7404):1458-9; author reply 1459-60.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1458-c.

Age related macular degeneration: smoking entails major risk of blindness

Simon P Kelly, Richard Edwards, Peter Elton, Paul Mitchell
Comment

Age related macular degeneration: smoking entails major risk of blindness

Simon P Kelly et al. BMJ. .

Erratum in

  • BMJ. 2003 Aug 9;327(7410):325
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • Age related macular degeneration.
    Chopdar A, Chakravarthy U, Verma D. Chopdar A, et al. BMJ. 2003 Mar 1;326(7387):485-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7387.485. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12609947 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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