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. 2008 Sep;21(67):46-7.

Twenty years of childhood blindness: what have we learnt?

Clare Gilbert  1 , Mohammed Muhit
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Twenty years of childhood blindness: what have we learnt?

Clare Gilbert et al. Community Eye Health. 2008 Sep.
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As a result of intense efforts to reduce under-five mortality rates over the last 20 years, the prevalence of corneal blindness in children has declined
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Premature baby in a neonatal intensive care unit. VENEZUELA
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