Minimising the Impact of Visual Impairment. Low Vision Aids Are a Simple Way of Alleviating Impairment

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1999 Jun 4

PMID 10355986

Citations 11

Authors

T H Margrain

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