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Comment
. 2021 Mar;69(3):689-690.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2363_20.

Commentary: A health policy change would benefit a protocol-based screening for diabetic retinopathy in India

Taraprasad Das  1 , Gudlavalleti V S Murthy  2
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Commentary: A health policy change would benefit a protocol-based screening for diabetic retinopathy in India

Taraprasad Das et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar.
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