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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 463710, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/463710
Detection of Glaucoma in a Cohort of Chinese Subjects with Systemic Hypertension
1Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
3Department of Family Medicine, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
4COphth Eye Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Room 301, Level 3, Block B, 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport 4, Hong Kong
Received 15 November 2012; Accepted 21 December 2012
Academic Editor: Michel Eid Farah
Copyright © 2013 Rita A. Gangwani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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