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Editorial
. 2019 Oct;33(10):1517-1518.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0526-8. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

Cochrane corner: patient safety in cataract surgery

Gerry Clare  1
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Editorial

Cochrane corner: patient safety in cataract surgery

Gerry Clare. Eye (Lond). 2019 Oct.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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