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. 2021 Jan;41(1):198-201.
doi: 10.1111/opo.12746. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

The number of optometrists is inversely correlated with blindness in OECD countries

Einat Shneor  1 , Michal Isaacson  2 , Ariela Gordon-Shaag  1
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The number of optometrists is inversely correlated with blindness in OECD countries

Einat Shneor et al. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2021 Jan.
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