Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , February 1997

The relationship between hemoglobin levels and diabetic retinopathy

,Accepted 4 September 1996.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , February 1997