Effective Refractive Error Coverage: an Eye Health Indicator to Measure Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Overview

Journal Ophthalmic Physiol Opt

Date 2019 Dec 28

PMID 31879992

Citations 23

Authors

Ian McCormick

Islay Mactaggart

Andrew Bastawrous

Matthew J Burton

Jacqueline Ramke

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