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Use of eye care services by Indigenous Australian adults
Author(s) -
Arnold AnnaLena M R,
Busija Lucy,
Keeffe Jill E,
Taylor Hugh R
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03093.x
Subject(s) - indigenous , optometry , eye care , medicine , geography , biology , ecology
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