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The Economic Burden of Glaucoma in the UK

The Need for a Far-Sighted Policy

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Coyle, D., Drummond, M. The Economic Burden of Glaucoma in the UK. Pharmacoeconomics 7, 484–489 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199507060-00003

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