Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 79, Issue 10 , Pages 594-602 , October 2008

History of community health center affiliations with The New England College of Optometry

  • Roger Wilson, O.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Roger Wilson, O.D., New England Eye Institute, The New England College of Optometry, 940 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 2, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
    • ,
  • Vandhana Sharda, O.D.

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PII: S1529-1839(08)00374-6

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2008.06.004

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 79, Issue 10 , Pages 594-602 , October 2008

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