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Editorial
. 2009 May;127(5):698-9.
doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.59.

Literacy and informed consent: a case for literacy screening in glaucoma research

Kelly W Muir, Paul P Lee
Editorial

Literacy and informed consent: a case for literacy screening in glaucoma research

Kelly W Muir et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 May.
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