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The choice of cataract surgical techniques in developing nations: Operations research considerations

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  1. Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA

    L. Pizzarello

  2. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, USA

    L. B. Ellwein

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Pizzarello, L., Ellwein, L.B. The choice of cataract surgical techniques in developing nations: Operations research considerations. Int Ophthalmol 14, 147–154 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158312

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