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Are elderly people being screened for visual impairment in general practice?

Eye volume 15, pages 98–99 (2001)Cite this article

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK

    Raman Malhotra

  2. Central Middlesex Hospital, London, NW10 7NN, UK

    Jignesh Patel

  3. Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK

    Liam Smeeth

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Malhotra, R., Patel, J. & Smeeth, L. Are elderly people being screened for visual impairment in general practice?. Eye 15, 98–99 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2001.22

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