Intra-ocular acrylic lenses after cataract extraction : public health classics / Harold Ridley
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(2003). Intra-ocular acrylic lenses after cataract extraction : public health classics / Harold Ridley. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/72178
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health 2003 ; 81(10) : 758-761
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Paper written in 1952 and reproduced by permission of The LancetCollections
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