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Glaucoma medications: issues with adherence in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Stella Ngozi Onwubiko
1
,
Nkiru Zuada Nwachukwu
1
,
Boniface Ikenna Eze
1

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2020; 22(4): 302–306
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2020.100436
Online publish date: 2020/12/29
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