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Optimum dry eye classification using questionnaire responses.

C McMonnies·A Ho·D Wakefield
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Diagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMiddle AgedReference ValuesRefractive ErrorsRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySjogren's SyndromeSurveys and QuestionnairesJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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C McMonnies, A Ho, D Wakefield. 1998. Optimum dry eye classification using questionnaire responses.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_117

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