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Editorial
. 2003 Oct 4;327(7418):760-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.760.

Blindness in children

Clare Gilbert, Haroon Awan
Editorial

Blindness in children

Clare Gilbert et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Schematic classification of childhood blindness by control strategy
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