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Mortality during 6 years of follow-up in relation to visual impairment and eye disease: results from a population-based cohort study of people aged 50 years and above in Nakuru, Kenya.

Hannah KupperWanjiku MathengeDavid MacleodAllen FosterMichael GichangiHillary RonoKevin WingHelen Anne WeissAndrew BastawrousMatthew Burton
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Visual acuity was related to 6-year mortality risk in this cohort of elderly Kenyan people, potentially because both VI and mortality are related to ageing and risk factors for NCD.
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