Disability weights for vision disorders in Global Burden of Disease study - Authors' reply.

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Corrections and comments

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  Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.2012
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  Disability weights for vision disorders in Global Burden of Disease study.2013

Authors and funding

3 authors.

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