Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States.
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Summary
The prevalence of visual disabilities will increase markedly during the next 20 years, owing largely to the aging of the US population.
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- article
- Published
- 2004-04-01
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- 2,683
- References
- 34
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- Open access
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Keywords
Visual impairment, Medicine, Demography, Ethnic group, Population
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