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The retinal arteriole to venule ratio: informative or deceptive?

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    Ning Cheung & Tien Y. Wong

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Cheung, N., Wong, T.Y. The retinal arteriole to venule ratio: informative or deceptive?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 245, 1245–1246 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-006-0486-0

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