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. 1999 Mar;83(3):369–372. doi: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.369

Should diabetic patients be screened for glaucoma?

J ELLIS, C MAcEWEN, A MORRIS
PMCID: PMC1722975  PMID: 10365049

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