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. 2009 Dec;6(12):e1000177.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000177. Epub 2009 Dec 8.

Blindness in childhood in developing countries: time for a reassessment?

Parikshit Gogate  1 , Khumbo Kalua, Paul Courtright
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Blindness in childhood in developing countries: time for a reassessment?

Parikshit Gogate et al. PLoS Med. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Paul Courtright and colleagues argue that the changing patterns of global childhood blindness suggest a need to reassess research, training, and programmatic requirements.

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Conflict of interest statement

Paul Courtright is married to Susan Lewallen who is on the Editorial Board of PLoS Medicine. Susan Lewallen was not involved in the peer review of this paper.

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