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New approach in training in East Africa: vitreo-retinal surgery from 2000 to 2007 in Kenya
  1. C-L Schönfeld1,
  2. M Kollmann2,
  3. P Nyaga3,
  4. O Onyango3,
  5. V Klauß4,
  6. A Kampik4
  1. 1Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor, München, Germany
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Nairobi, Kenya
  3. 3Department of Ophthalmology of the Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
  4. 4Universitätsaugenklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Dr C-L Schönfeld, Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor, Nymphenburger str 43, 80335 München, Germany; cb.schoenfeld{at}gmx.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2009.163865

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